Saturday, October 9, 2010

False dilemma

A false dilemma is a bad use of excluding possibilities where the claim is false or implausible. A false claim can be dubious or another claim. We use false dilemma to contradict two plausible to figure out which is better. If there are two alternatives to the opinion of the claim it is a false dilemma. For example in fantasy football we  go through a false dilemma in choosing the player who will do better prior before a game. If we had to choice one player between Chris Johnson or Ryan Matthews who would it be? We gather enough info to make a false dilemma decision in choosing Chris Johnson over Ryan Matthews. A false dilemma can back fire if choosing the wrong option. When another person scores more points then the other but on the bench. Another way we use a false dilemma is a black-and-white-thinking when we label people as good or bad from one another. 

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