Coping With Ambiguity

Coping With Ambiguity

Introduction

Ambiguity and vagueness are often said to be at contrast of each other in that detailed and different explanation are acceptable though some may not be apparent immediately, while with data that is unclear and vague it is complicated to outline any explanation at the level of specificity preferred. An example would be saying 'Tim's brother will come to see us soon' will be ambiguous if Tim has more than one brother.

Context plays a large role in resolving and helping understand ambiguity. Same information or data may seem ambiguous in one context but could be ...