Amicable Ambiguity: The Indispensable Value of Vagueness, Open-Endedness, and Uncertainty

by Donald A. Crosby Colorado State University

Often rejected out of hand as the enemy of clarity and convincingness, ambiguity--in thought, speech, writing, analysis, or theory--should not be overlooked. Donald A. Crosby explores the innumerable positive contributions of conceptual and discursive ambiguity in situations where ambiguity can be the amicable friend of intelligibility and convincingness rather than their sworn enemy. While people have been willing to acknowledge the positive role...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666969656
• ISBN13: 9781666969658
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 170 Pages