Your mother asks you if she looks good in a particular outfit, and you feel that the dress does not flatter 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?"

A. equalization
B. equivocation
C. weasel words
D. ambiguous words


Answer: B

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