See false dichotomy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geojit ibunbeop",
"sense": "situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available",
"word": "거짓 이분법"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available",
"word": "netikrasis pasirinkimas"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available",
"word": "دوگانه جعلی"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "falsa dicotomia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lóžnaja dixotomija",
"sense": "situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available",
"word": "ло́жная дихотомия"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "falsk dikotomi"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available",
"word": "ทวิบถเท็จ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available",
"word": "yanlış ikilem"
}
],
"word": "false dichotomy"
}
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