"False dichotomy" refers to a situation where only two options are presented as choices, but in reality, there are more alternatives or possibilities that have been excluded or ignored. It mistakenly portrays a situation as a choice between two extreme or opposite options, overlooking any middle ground or other options that may exist.
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Conclusion: This represents a type of
false dichotomy in that it excludes a third option, which is that there is insufficient investigation and therefore insufficient information to prove the proposition satisfactorily to be either true or false
You may well feel there are
false dichotomies here — we'd love to hear examples where schools manage to combine both!
Furthermore, this culture war has presented people like Justin, and people like Cindy — a mom who contacted Justin in a panic after learning her son was gay, knowing that her church was the last place she could turn if she wanted her son to feel loved and supported — with a
dangerous false dichotomy: It's gays vs. Christians.
Debates about the merits of these models, though, can fall into a trap of
erecting false dichotomies that simply don't have to pose tradeoffs to schools considering going blended.
Weigel
constructs false dichotomies between the courageous, uncompromising leaders that are now needed and the bureaucratic, «episcopal discussion group moderator [s]» who have allegedly fed the crisis.
«Opinion polls
promote false dichotomies,» said Tippett, a former Fulbright Scholar who earned a history degree from Brown University and a Master's degree in divinity from Yale.
In reforming Iowa's public school system, he intends to get beyond the
prevalent false dichotomies, such as «cash for test scores versus step - and - lane compensation» and «due process versus random firing.»
But Kirp's piece draws an
unfortunate false dichotomy between factors that need not be at odds: markets versus schools, businesses versus human beings.
And, in today's highly polarized political environment, it also runs the risk of being falsely pigeonholed into one of education's
many false dichotomies, such as the age - old pedagogical debate between content knowledge and skills acquisition.
The alternatives of either shocking a dog or getting bitten by a snake is an overly
simplistic false dichotomy and a fallacy put forth by shock proponents meant to foment fear in caring pet parents.
All of which typically
sends false dichotomies — theory - practice, «real world» - «ivory tower», Pericles - plumberPericles and the plumber [by] W. L. Twining.
This represents a type of
false dichotomy in that it excludes a third option, which is that there is insufficient investigation and therefore insufficient information to prove the proposition satisfactorily to be either true or false.
I can personally testify to the fact that, if evolution is presented to college students as being incompatible with their Christian faith, there is a good chance that many of those students will walk away from their faith later on in life, having been presented with a
dangerous false dichotomy.
«We believe this is
a false dichotomy,» Ryan says.
Instead of viewing this as
a false dichotomy, it's time for the brick and mortar store to adapt to the digital world to assure that it keeps up.
Ludwin: So I think there's
this false dichotomy that's pretty popular at conferences like Davos where you hear — you hear many different languages at Davos.
So yeah, I think it's
a false dichotomy.
Asking «Should I do A or B» may be
a false dichotomy.
I think it's
a false dichotomy.
There has long been
a false dichotomy that a state is either worker - friendly or business - friendly.
Many company leaders avoid giving to charity because they draw
a false dichotomy between being prosperous as a company and being generous.
My fundamental beef is that Kevin's work presents
a false dichotomy between central bankers taking a vow of silence and central bankers speaking about political developments in an appropriate manner.
This is
the false dichotomy I was talking about.
You put this question into
the false dichotomy of «are we broken or is the universe» The universe simply is.
not
a false dichotomy... you may object to the terminology but your answer says * we * are the ones who are broken (or at least our perception of reality).
We have set up
a false dichotomy where one side HAS to be right and one side HAS to be wrong when we don't know 100 % either way for sure.
But if the anti-theist was ever guilty of
a false dichotomy, perhaps it is most obvious here.
Worse, the author presents
a false dichotomy in that she compares «hearing God» with schizophrenia, as if only the latter is delusional.