1. It was a good " weasel word. "

2. A weasel word is a modifier that almost contradicts the claim that is made.

3. The expression "weasel word"is aptly named after the egg-eating habits of weasels.

4. So identify the weasel word and get out the two definitions - and show that somebody is flipping one or the other- is the way to do that.

5. The government's promises on nurses' pay turned out to be weasel words .