False Dilemma

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Countermeasure 4 Category 5 Subfallacies 6 External Links 7 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• All-Or-Nothing Mistake
• Bifurcation
• Black-and-White Fallacy
• Black-or-White
• Black-or-White Fallacy
• Bogus Dilemma
• Either/Or
• Either/Or Fallacy
• Either/Or Reasoning
• Excluded Middle
• False Alternatives
• False Dichotomy
• False Dilemma
• No Middle Ground
• Wicked Alternative

Explanation

False Dilemma means setting up two options as only alternatives when there are more than two.

Countermeasure

Pointing out a third possibility.

Category

• Correlative based fallacy
• Fallacy of Distraction

Subfallacies

• Hobson's Choice

External Links

• Fallacy Files [1]
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [2]
• Wikipedia [3]
• Stephen Downes [4]

Examples in creationist arguments

• Creationism and evolution are the only 2 models
• Problems with evolution are evidence for creation
• Fairness demands evolution and creation be given equal time
• Only creationists can be moral (the only contrary is evolution which is amoral or immoral)

See also the examples in the subfallacies.