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(That one is actually not a false dichotomy -- if your own nation is at war you /do/ have to choose a side. Neutrality in war is possible only for uninvolved parties.) |
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* Bill O'Reilly ''often'' acts like this is the way the world works in ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''. As long as he can "[[Chewbacca Defense|prove]]" the other side wrong, that automatically means he is right. |
* Bill O'Reilly ''often'' acts like this is the way the world works in ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''. As long as he can "[[Chewbacca Defense|prove]]" the other side wrong, that automatically means he is right. |
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* [[The Colbert Report|Stephen Colbert]] loves this trope and takes it to the extreme, often asking questions such as "America: greatest nation in the world, or greatest nation in the universe?" When the interviewee starts to say he/she doesn't want to be quoted as saying either of those, he explains that those are the only options available: [[Twisting the Words|"So I'll put you down for 'world,' because that's not AS great as 'universe'..."]] |
* [[The Colbert Report|Stephen Colbert]] loves this trope and takes it to the extreme, often asking questions such as "America: greatest nation in the world, or greatest nation in the universe?" When the interviewee starts to say he/she doesn't want to be quoted as saying either of those, he explains that those are the only options available: [[Twisting the Words|"So I'll put you down for 'world,' because that's not AS great as 'universe'..."]] |
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** "Pick a side, we're at war." |
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*** "George W. Bush: Great President, or The Greatest President?" |
*** "George W. Bush: Great President, or The Greatest President?" |
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** He also divides the supermarket into cheese and non-cheese. Assuming that he classifies everything ''with cheese in it'' as cheese, it's a real dichotomy...but not a particularly important one. |
** He also divides the supermarket into cheese and non-cheese. Assuming that he classifies everything ''with cheese in it'' as cheese, it's a real dichotomy...but not a particularly important one. |
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* On ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', Leslie tried to drum up public support for building a park by phrasing the question, "Wouldn't you rather have a park than a storage facility for nuclear waste?" |
* On ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', Leslie tried to drum up public support for building a park by phrasing the question, "Wouldn't you rather have a park than a storage facility for nuclear waste?" |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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