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The fallacy of equivocation occurs when a vague statement is used many times during an argument but has different meaning each time. For example, the fallacy above says that noisy children are a "headache", which is our vague statement. Our vague statement comes up again when it is said that aspirin will make a "headache" go away. It is fallacious to equate these two terms to each other because they were used in different contexts. The first context is metaphorical and uses the term headache to describe how difficult noisy children can be; the second is more literal, referring to a physical ache.
Hansen, Hans. "Fallacies." Stanford University. Stanford University, 29 May 2015. Web. 07 July 2016.
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