AMBIGUITY: THE FIRST STEPS
A lot of things in life have more than one meaning, one different interpretation.
> Look up 'ambiguous' in your favourite online dictionary:
ambiguous: having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally:
The wording of the agreement is ambiguous.
The government has been ambiguous on this issue.
AMBIGUOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
> But why would you want to be ambiguous?
ambiguous: Very vague. A person who avoids answering any questions ever, even avoids the most direct questions.It's everywhere today.
> See what the headlines are in the news:
Leading In Volatile, Uncertain, Complex And Ambiguous (VUCA) Times
White House published a black-and-white photo of Trump and Putin with an ambiguous caption | УНН
> When might we want to avoid being ambiguous?
Why do we need certainty? The short answer is: We’re hardwired to want it.
Yes, but No. What’s wrong with ambiguity? The… | by Liz Rios Hall | Medium
> And when might we want to be ambiguous?
Ambiguity is often perceived as a source of confusion and discomfort, but it holds a surprising power to influence our thinking, creativity, and resilience. In a world that increasingly values clarity and certainty, understanding and embracing ambiguity can offer profound psychological benefits.
The Power of Ambiguity | Psychology Today United Kingdom
Dealing with and embracing ambiguity is one of the most important skills for success in life. And yet it is likely a skill you never learned in school.
Ambiguity Is the Most Important Idea You Never Learned | by Roo Benjamin | Counter Arts | Medium
> How do we handle ambiguity?
Why do interviewers ask Ambiguity questions?
The main purpose of ambiguity interview questions is to evaluate a candidate's ability to thrive in uncertain and unpredictable environments. Interviewers ask these questions to gauge how well an individual can make decisions, prioritize tasks, and adapt to changes without having all the necessary information.
How to Answer the 25 Most Common Ambiguity Interview Questions
> Finally, to what extent is ambiguity part of being human?
In this new RSA Animate, renowned experimental psychologist Steven Pinker shows us how the mind turns the finite building blocks of language into infinite meanings.
RSA ANIMATE: Language as a Window into Human Nature - YouTube
AMBIGUITY IS EVERYWHERE IN ENGLISH:
> Have a look at this list:
Ambiguities > Ambiguous headlines
> Have a look at some English sentences:
I'm glad I'm a man, and so is Lola. — "Lola" by the Kinks (written by Ray Davies)Syntactic ambiguity - Wikipedia
> And have a look at the most famous newspaper headline:
Jay Doubleyou: ambiguous newspaper headlines
> How good is your English?
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana - Wikipedia
> Where do such sentences lead us?
Garden-path sentence - Wikipedia
> How important is punctuation?
Eats, Shoots & Leaves - Wikipedia
Relative clauses: non-defining relative clauses | LearnEnglish
> And how does ambiguity work in your own language?
When is a car on the road in front of your house not a car any more?When it turns into your driveway.
How prevalent is ambiguity in English and in other languages? | ResearchGate
Are some languages more ambiguous than others? - Quora
For a cross-linguistic example, Swahili has no separate words for "he", "she", "him", or "her": yeye is used regardless of case and gender. Ancient Greek has thirty (it just uses the demonstratives), allowing it to distinguish "the first man I mentioned" from "the second man I mentioned" from "a man newly introduced to the dialogue", along with five different grammatical cases (subject, direct object, indirect object, possessor, addressee).
So it seems that Swahili is significantly more ambiguous, right? It would need more words than Ancient Greek to convey the same amount of information: one Swahili word could correspond to any of thirty different Ancient Greek words, and only context can make it clear which is intended.AMBIGUITY IN CULTURE:
> Do you like ambiguous film endings?
Top 10 Movies with Ambiguous Endings - YouTube
Top 10 Movies That You Have To Watch Twice - YouTube
> Do you like stories and novels with ambiguous endings?
6 Books with the most ‘wtf’ ENDINGS - YouTube
> Do you know this book and film, now 50 years on?
Picnic at Hanging Rock is just as unsettling and relevant 50 years on - ABC News
> Finally, is ambiguity in culture a good thing?
Ambiguity of Culture - YouTube
> And in politics?!
Five studies indicate that conservatives are less tolerant of ambiguity than liberals.
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