Difference between revisions of "False Dilemma"

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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>
 
'''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>
  
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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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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 them.  
  
 
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Revision as of 23:24, May 29, 2008

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 them.

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