Timeline for What is the word for a sentence that initially sounds profound or deep, that is, in fact, meaningless or empty?
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| Oct 24, 2014 at 3:11 | comment | added | Beta | I think Daniel Dennett defined it as a statement made ambiguous by the inclusion or omission of quotation marks, such that one meaning is true but trivial, and the other is false but would be profound if it were true. | |
| Oct 24, 2014 at 1:21 | history | answered | blahdiblah | CC BY-SA 3.0 |