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Old 03-07-2024, 01:54 AM   #409 (permalink)
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...the fact that those are the options is insanity.
No. It's a fallacy.

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Fallacies of Presumption: False Dilemma, Excluded Middle, False ...
The false dilemma fallacy occurs when an argument offers a false range of choices and requires that you pick one of them. It is a variation on the fallacy of suppressed evidence and the fallacy of the excluded middle. It can be avoided by conceding the unstated options or by using the law of the
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