The inaccuracy is property of the vacancy. This (vague) term, on the other hand, can refer to something that is empty, unstable, or inaccurate.
For example: “Experts expressed their astonishment at the inaccuracy of the statement issued by the mayor’s office”, “I find it regrettable that a presidential candidate expresses himself in such a vague manner when analyzing the most important issues in the country”, “Having to explain how it was achieved the money, the man spoke vaguely and gave no details.”
The notion of vagueness is therefore used to qualify statements that are unsupported or unclear. Suppose a teacher asks a student why he didn’t do his homework. The young man, instead of giving a concrete answer, answers vaguely: “I wanted to do my homework, but these days are a bit difficult for me. I got home and looked for the notebook, but the phone rang and it was too hot; Although I wanted to fulfill my obligations, in the end I could not.” As can be seen, the student does not provide a coherent explanation and only responds with vague sentences. Inaccuracy may be considered a serious flaw in some contexts. If a public official cannot explain how he managed to increase his wealth by 100% in just one year, this inaccuracy can be taken as an indication of a possible act of corruption. Otherwise, the employee in question could clearly explain the source of his sudden enrichment and disprove any accusation or suspicion. Difference Between Vagueness and Ambiguity These two terms are often used synonymously, but they have distinct differences other than the fact that they both allow the use of vague language. When we use an ambiguous expression or word, we want it to express more than one meaning, while vagueness focuses on only one, but makes it difficult to decipher. Through ambiguous language, the sender offers a richness that can hide more than one message behind a sentence or even a word, while vagueness invites the interlocutor to search for a single message. To understand what was said in the previous paragraph, let’s look at the following example: “The truth is that this movie is tremendous.” The adjective “tremendous” has several meanings, and only the first two that the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy shows us are practically opposite: “terrible, to fear”, “to respect”. Therefore, we can say that the example sentence is ambiguous, since it could very well mean that the movie is very bad or that it is a true masterpiece.
If, on the other hand, the network had said: “Oh, yes, what a movie!” , the message does not provide us with clear information, but we do not dive into vacancies: we cannot know if the job is to the sender’s liking or not, and for that we must investigate the matter. In this case, there are no terms that can guide us, but a simple exclamation that is not enough to issue a possible verdict. In ambiguity, it is always possible to resolve the meaning once the context is established, while vagueness often presents words that never provide a precise meaning. For example, the term “letter” has several meanings, since it can be an epistle or a book in which the dishes of a restaurant are listed; if it is used ambiguously, it is enough to discover the setting of the story to understand which one it refers to. Words like “tall” or “big”, on the other hand, never provide specific data, but are always vague, regardless of the context: tall can be someone who is 1.80 meters tall, but it can also be a person who is 2.50 meters tall.
