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{{quote|'''''False Dichotomy:''' This is where you say that there are only two choices, when actually there are more. For instance, you might say that someone is either alive, or they're dead, ignoring the fact that they might be Dracula. Or you might say that if someone's not a Democrat, they must be some sort of Republican, ignoring the very real possibility that they may be Dracula.''|[[Lore Sjoberg]], "Logical Fallacies"<ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=oyK1LTfLXiM Episode 5]</ref>}}
See Idea Channel's explanation of the fallacy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqz53d-fYL8 here].
A false dichotomy, also known as either/or reasoning, is the artificial reduction of all the choices available in a discussion to two. It's usually rigged to favor one answer, and usually in two ways:
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