Scope Ambiguity is where your ambiguous language leaves the listener unsure as
to how much of the sentence the descriptors apply to. For example:
“I am a certified Personal Trainer and jogger.” Am I a certified jogger?
“Those lazy men and women.” Are the men and women lazy, or just the men?
“Speaking to you as a child.” Am I a child speaking to you? Or am I speaking to you like I would speak to a child?
“There’s some butcher dentists and beauticians.” Are the dentist’s butchers, or is it both the dentists and beauticians?
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Scope Ambiguity can be rather confusing on its own, but when thrown in as part
of an unrelated sentence, the listener will not consciously be able to make sense of it.