A false dilemma, also referred to as false dichotomy or false binary, is an informal fallacy based on a premise that erroneously limits what options are...

presented a problem for some theists, though others have thought it a false dilemma, and it continues to be an object of theological and philosophical discussion...

A Morton's fork is a type of false dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion. Its name dates back to the rationalising of...

fallacy of amphiboly, the fallacies of composition and division, the false dilemma, the fallacy of begging the question, the ad hominem fallacy and the...

then risk applying the tag to themselves in the process. This is a false dilemma: not all future opponents necessarily have the unfavorable attribute...

Ethical dilemmas come in various types. An important distinction concerns the difference between epistemic dilemmas, which give a possibly false impression...

contributed to Y.) Causal oversimplification is a specific kind of false dilemma where conjoint possibilities are ignored. In other words, the possible...

to promote a product or idea. Related to the appeal to authority. False dilemma (false dichotomy, fallacy of bifurcation, black-or-white fallacy) – two...

lies in the logical form of the argument. For informal fallacies, like false dilemmas, the source of the faulty reasoning is usually found in the content...

A false equivalence or false equivalency is an informal fallacy in which an equivalence is drawn between two subjects based on flawed or false reasoning...

overturn the result of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, specifically the false claim that the election was stolen through massive voter and electoral fraud...

Law of parsimony in comparative (animal) psychology Morton's fork – False dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion Russell's...

it is not true, the dilemma constitutes a false dichotomy, which is a logical fallacy. Traditional usage distinguished the dilemma as a "horned syllogism"...

Agnosticism Bayesian probability Circular reasoning Degree of truth False dilemma History of logic § Algebraic period Paradox Semantic theory of truth...

to be false. Destructive dilemma is the disjunctive version of modus tollens. The disjunctive version of modus ponens is the constructive dilemma. The...

philosopher Joseph C. Pitt explains that the slogan presents a false dilemma (or false dichotomy, an either/or choice that is a type of informal fallacy)...

Argument to moderation (Latin: argumentum ad temperantiam)—also known as the false compromise, argument from middle ground, fallacy of gray, middle ground...

a false cause and effect (post hoc ergo propter hoc) Asserting that everyone agrees (argumentum ad populum, bandwagoning) Creating a false dilemma (either-or...

Loaded question / Complex question No true Scotsman Correlative-based False dilemma Perfect solution Denying the correlative Suppressed correlative Illicit...

are ignored (see availability heuristic). The fallacy is a type of false dilemma. Posit (fallacious) These anti-drunk driving ad campaigns are not going...

of "either ... or ... or both" Either-or fallacy, another name for false dilemma Either–or topology, a structure in mathematics For some other uses of...

intelligent design are the only two valid models to explain life, a false dilemma. At the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial, expert...

A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party. The term...

militaries. Authority bias Credentialism Divine command theory Ethos Euthyphro dilemma Ipse dixit Manifesto of the Ninety-Three Name-dropping Nobel disease Philosophy...

The questionable cause—also known as causal fallacy, false cause, or non causa pro causa ("non-cause for cause" in Latin)—is a category of informal fallacies...

Loaded question / Complex question No true Scotsman Correlative-based False dilemma Perfect solution Denying the correlative Suppressed correlative Illicit...

correction". Barber paradox Complex question Entailment (pragmatics) False dilemma Gotcha journalism Implicature Leading question Mu (negative) Presupposition...

thought would also lead to nothing). Eye for an eye Double negation False dilemma False equivalence Lesser of two evils principle Punishment Retributive...

create support for the speaker's proposal, namely P. Also, often the false dilemma fallacy is involved, suggesting Q is the proposed idea's sole alternative...

Loaded question / Complex question No true Scotsman Correlative-based False dilemma Perfect solution Denying the correlative Suppressed correlative Illicit...