false dichotomy

English

WOTD – 19 June 2022

Etymology

From false +‎ dichotomy.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɔːls daɪˈkɒtəmi/, /fɒls-/, /dɪ-/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɔls daɪˈkɑtəmi/, /fɑls-/, [-ɾə-]
  • Rhymes: -ɒtəmi
  • Hyphenation: false di‧cho‧to‧my

Noun

false dichotomy (plural false dichotomies)

  1. (botany) A branching in which the main axis appears to divide dichotomously at the apex but is in reality suppressed, the growth being continued by lateral branches (as in the dichasium).
  2. (rhetoric) A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available.
    Synonyms: fallacy of the excluded middle, false dilemma

Translations

See also

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.