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...
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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...
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Morton's fork (category Dilemmas)
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...
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fallacy of amphiboly, the fallacies of composition and division, the false dilemma, the fallacy of begging the question, the ad hominem fallacy and the...
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Ethical dilemmas come in various types. An important distinction concerns the difference between epistemic dilemmas, which give a possibly false impression...
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then risk applying the tag to themselves in the process. This is a false dilemma: not all future opponents necessarily have the unfavorable attribute...
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contributed to Y.) Causal oversimplification is a specific kind of false dilemma where conjoint possibilities are ignored. In other words, the possible...
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to promote a product or idea. Related to the appeal to authority. False dilemma (false dichotomy, fallacy of bifurcation, black-or-white fallacy) – two...
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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...
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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...
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Law of parsimony in comparative (animal) psychology Morton's fork – False dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion Russell's...
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to be false. Destructive dilemma is the disjunctive version of modus tollens. The disjunctive version of modus ponens is the constructive dilemma. The...
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it is not true, the dilemma constitutes a false dichotomy, which is a logical fallacy. Traditional usage distinguished the dilemma as a "horned syllogism"...
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Truth value (redirect from True and false)
Agnosticism Bayesian probability Circular reasoning Degree of truth False dilemma History of logic § Algebraic period Paradox Semantic theory of truth...
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Big lie (redirect from President Trump's false claims of a stolen election)
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...
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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)...
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are ignored (see availability heuristic). The fallacy is a type of false dilemma. Posit (fallacious) These anti-drunk driving ad campaigns are not going...
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Argument to moderation (redirect from False compromise)
Argument to moderation (Latin: argumentum ad temperantiam)—also known as the false compromise, argument from middle ground, fallacy of gray, middle ground...
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Fallacy (section Post hoc (false cause))
a false cause and effect (post hoc ergo propter hoc) Asserting that everyone agrees (argumentum ad populum, bandwagoning) Creating a false dilemma (either-or...
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Loaded question / Complex question No true Scotsman Correlative-based False dilemma Perfect solution Denying the correlative Suppressed correlative Illicit...
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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...
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Irreducible complexity (section False dilemma)
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...
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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...
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Argument from authority (redirect from False authority)
militaries. Authority bias Credentialism Divine command theory Ethos Euthyphro dilemma Ipse dixit Manifesto of the Ninety-Three Name-dropping Nobel disease Philosophy...
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Questionable cause (redirect from False cause)
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...
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Loaded question / Complex question No true Scotsman Correlative-based False dilemma Perfect solution Denying the correlative Suppressed correlative Illicit...
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correction". Barber paradox Complex question Entailment (pragmatics) False dilemma Gotcha journalism Implicature Leading question Mu (negative) Presupposition...
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thought would also lead to nothing). Eye for an eye Double negation False dilemma False equivalence Lesser of two evils principle Punishment Retributive...
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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...
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Loaded question / Complex question No true Scotsman Correlative-based False dilemma Perfect solution Denying the correlative Suppressed correlative Illicit...
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