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A [[logic]]al fallacy in which two options are presented as if they are mutually exclusive, when in fact they are not. <ref>http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/adhom/dilemma.html</ref>
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'''False dilemma''' is a [[logic]]al fallacy in which two options are presented as if they are mutually exclusive, when in fact they are not. <ref>http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/adhom/dilemma.html</ref>
  
 
An example of a false dilemma is the phrase "You're either with us, or against us." It is possible that you are completely unaware or apathetic of us.  
 
An example of a false dilemma is the phrase "You're either with us, or against us." It is possible that you are completely unaware or apathetic of us.  

Revision as of 17:18, October 15, 2007

False dilemma is a logical fallacy in which two options are presented as if they are mutually exclusive, when in fact they are not. [1]

An example of a false dilemma is the phrase "You're either with us, or against us." It is possible that you are completely unaware or apathetic of us.

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