"false dilemma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: false dilemmas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} false dilemma (plural false dilemmas)
  1. A situation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available. Wikipedia link: false dilemma Categories (topical): Logical fallacies Synonyms: false dichotomy Translations (situation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available): falsches Dilemma [neuter] (German)

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