[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.88,0:00:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is False Dilemma/False Dichotomy Fallacy Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.88,0:00:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The False Dilemma (also known as \NFalse Dichotomy) Fallacy occurs Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.32,0:00:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when an argument presents two options as the only \Npossibilities, when in fact more options exist. Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.08,0:00:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This fallacy limits the possibilities \Nto two, often extreme, options, Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.60,0:00:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the intent to force a choice between \Nthem, ignoring other viable alternatives. Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.24,0:00:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a tactic used in argumentation \Nto corner the opponent into choosing Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.32,0:00:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an undesirable option or to oversimplify \Ncomplex issues into black-and-white choices. Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.68,0:00:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyday Example:\NIn a discussion about career choices, Person Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.12,0:00:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A says, "You either go to college and succeed, \Nor you don't go and end up failing in life." Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.36,0:00:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, Person A is presenting a false dilemma by \Nsuggesting that success is only achievable through Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.68,0:00:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,college education and that not attending college \Ninevitably leads to failure. This ignores other Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.08,0:00:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paths to success, like vocational training, \Nentrepreneurship, or self-taught skills.