Definitions and exercises designed to demonstrate both vagueness and ambiguity while differentiating between the two. Site managed by San Jose State University.

Definition and explanation of classical rhetorical ambiguity written by Daniel Kies, College of Du Page.

Defining ambiguity, in terms of composition. Site hosted by Emory University.

Explanation of ambiguity with sub-topics on types of ambiguity, ambiguity contrasted with vagueness and relativity, and the philosophical relevance of ambiguity. Entry from the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Kent Bach. Site managed by San Francisco State University.

Brief commentary by Greig Henderson and Christopher Brown which lauds ambiguity as the capacity of language to sustain multiple meanings. Links to irony and paradox. Site managed by The University of Toronto.

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