Your mother asks you if she looks good in a particular outfit and you know it is not a flattering dress on her. You don't want to hurt her feelings, so you use _______________ by saying, "I like the cut of the dress, but isn't that a color you don't like wearing"?

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Equivocation is used here because the response avoids directly answering the question about whether the outfit looks good, instead shifting focus to a different aspect (the color) that doesn't directly address the outfit's appearance on her. This allows for a non-confrontational response that doesn't hurt feelings.

Your Mother Asks You If She Looks Good in a Particular