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False dichotomy
Meaning
Noun
●
In Botany & Logical fallacies:
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).
●
In Rhetoric:
A
situation
in which two
alternative
points of view
are
presented
as the only
options
, when others are available.
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Synonyms
False Dilemma
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