1. Politics and “Wiggle Words”
Question: How can a politician make a campaign promise with virtually no chance of having to make good on the promise?
Answer: Political Wiggle Words
How Do Political Wiggle Words Relate To Logic?
Answer: A simple campaign promise has the logical form If P, Then Q. A political promise with “political wiggle words” has the form
If P and M, then Q, where M represents the wiggle words, or what is also referred to as the “escape clause”.
Are “Wiggle Words” Easy To Identify?

2. ANSWER: No, the “wiggle words” are thoughtfully chosen so as to not appear to compromise the promise.
Example: “If there is an instructional need, then money may be spent educational we can lower spending so as to also balance the budget, then I will cut taxes.”
Let P = Conditions For Satisfying Lemon Law Requirements and let Q = The Lemon Law Applies.
Representation of If P, Then Q is shown below
If you don’t satisfy all the requirements, then you are outside the circle P and thus not guaranteed to be within the circle Q.
Lemon Law
Applies Q P
You Satisfy ALL
Requirements
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