False dichotomy, fallacy of bifurcation, or black-or-white fallacy is when two alternative statements are held to be the only possible options, when in reality there are more.
It is a type of informal fallacy in which something is falsely claimed to be an "either/or" situation, when in fact there is at least one additional option.
A false dilemma can arise intentionally, when a fallacy is used in an attempt to force a choice or outcome. The opposite of this fallacy is false compromise.
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Idioms, Fallacies, and Paradoxes
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