false dichotomy
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɔːls daɪˈkɒtəmi/, /fɒls-/, /dɪ-/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɔls daɪˈkɑtəmi/, /fɑls-/, [-ɾə-]
- Rhymes: -ɒtəmi
- Hyphenation: false di‧cho‧to‧my
Noun
[edit]false dichotomy (plural false dichotomies)
- (botany) A branching in which the main axis appears to divide dichotomously at the apex but is in reality suppressed, the growth being continued by lateral branches (as in the dichasium).
- (rhetoric) A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available.
- Synonyms: fallacy of the excluded middle, false dilemma
Translations
[edit]branching in which the main axis appears to divide dichotomously at the apex but is in reality suppressed, the growth being continued by lateral branches
situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- false dilemma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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