false dichotomy

English

WOTD – 19 June 2022

Etymology

From false +‎ dichotomy.

Pronunciation

(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

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

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

Afrikaans: vals dichotomie
Arabic: مأزق مفتعل
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: ілжывая дыхатамія (ilžyvaja dyxatamija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假兩難推理 / 假两难推理 (jiǎliǎngnántuīlǐ)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: väärä dikotomia, väärä kahtiajako
French: fausse dichotomie f, faux dilemme m
German: falsche Dichotomie f
Italian: falsa dicotomia f
Japanese: 誤った二分法 (あやまったにぶんほう, ayamattanibunhō)
Korean: 거짓 이분법 (geojit ibunbeop)
Lithuanian: netikrasis pasirinkimas
Persian: دوگانه جعلی
Portuguese: falsa dicotomia f
Russian: ло́жная дихотомия (lóžnaja dixotomija)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: falsk dikotomi c
Thai: ทวิบถเท็จ
Turkish: yanlış ikilem