Fallacy of equiocation. Definitions 1 and 3.
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1. | having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student. |
2. | displaying or characterized by quickness of understanding, sound thought, or good judgment: an intelligent reply. |
3. | having the faculty of reasoning and understanding; possessing intelligence: intelligent beings in outer space. |
4. | Computers. pertaining to the ability to do data processing locally; smart: An intelligent terminal can edit input before transmission to a host computer. Compare dumb (def. 8). |
5. | Archaic. having understanding or knowledge (usually fol. by of). |
equiocation = equivocation
You parse arguments the way liberals parse the Constitution.