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related fallacy
Of course, not all dilemmas are false dilemmas. Also, a false dilemma should not be confused with a ''[[reductio ad absurdum]].''
Of course, not all dilemmas are false dilemmas. Also, a false dilemma should not be confused with a ''[[reductio ad absurdum]].''
The false dilemma is the opposite of the [[middle-ground fallacy]], the fallacy of assuming without justification that a middle position between two extremes must be correct ''simply because'' it is the middle position. Both arguments are fallacies because the mere existence of two extreme positions says nothing about the existence or the rightness of the middle ground.
==Examples==
==Examples==