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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: rrufff who wrote (9388)7/12/2005 8:32:45 AM
From: redfish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 32591
 
False Dilemma
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Definition:

A limited number of options (usually two) is given, while in reality there are more options. A false dilemma is an illegitimate use of the "or" operator.

Putting issues or opinions into "black or white" terms is a common instance of this fallacy.

Examples:

(i) Either you're for me or against me.

(ii) America: love it or leave it.

(iii) Either support Meech Lake or Quebec will separate.

(iv) Every person is either wholly good or wholly evil.

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In the instant case the false dilemma is:

(1) you either hop aboard the PNAC bandwagon; or
(2) you are in favor of letting terrorists run roughshod over us