Deepity

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A "deepity" is a shallow or even utterly meaningless statement, designed to sound deep and profound. Two primary methods of creating deepities is through equivocation or dichotomism.

Depending on context, the same statement may or may not be a deepity. Take for example the notion that "love is a four-letter word". (to be continued...)