Context: There are various terms that linguists may use to avoid taking a position on whether the speech of a community is an independent language in its own right or a dialect of another language. Perhaps the most common is "variety"; "lect" is another. A more general term is "languoid", which does not distinguish between dialects, languages, and groups of languages, whether genealogically related or not.

Question: What term avoids distinguishing between languages and dialects?
Answer: languoid

Question: What is the most common way of referring to a language without making the determination of whether it's a dialect or independent language?
Answer: variety

Question: Along with variety and languoid, what is another term used for a language without determining its independent status?
Answer: lect

Question: Which term distinguishes between dialects and languages?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Which term distinguishes between dialects and languages but not variety?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Which is the most uncommon term linguists use to avoid taking a position on the speech of a community?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Which term distinguishes between dialects and languages but not position?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Which term distinguishes between dialects and groups of languages?
Answer: Unanswerable