Question

the fallacy of assigning two different meanings to the same term in an argument is known as

a. straw man.
b. appeal to ignorance.
c. equivocation.
d. begging the question.

Explanation:

Equivocation is a logical fallacy where a word or phrase is used with two different meanings in an argument. A straw - man fallacy misrepresents an opponent's argument. Appeal to ignorance is basing a conclusion on lack of evidence. Begging the question assumes the conclusion in the premise.

Answer:

C. equivocation