An option-trap is when a person presented with options feels obliged to pick one of the options, as if they had no choice to ignore all of them. This phenomenon is almost always seen when two options are presented.
A simple example:
"Would you like to go to the movies or to a restaurant?"
This is a simple option-trap which is a question containing two options, and so the person being asked is likely to pick one of the options, where if they had been asked the same question containing only one of the options, they could then answer yes or no, but since two options are given some feel they must choose one or the other.
Another example: Republican or Democrat
A modern example of an option-trap is Republican or Democrat? Millions of people are presented with these two options every day through thousands of channels, such as news broadcasts, internet or in the public. The presenters of the two options "Republican or Democrat", do not give the audience a choice in the general narrative, everyone is either Republican, or they are Democrat. So as people get used to hearing the narrative, they pick one of the options, then defend it while disliking the other.
More option-trap examples:
Labour or Tory(In British Politics)
Conservative or Liberal
Rich or Poor
Peace or War
These option-traps are just some that people are constantly being exposed to, and so somehow they feel obliged to pick one or the other.
A simple example:
"Would you like to go to the movies or to a restaurant?"
This is a simple option-trap which is a question containing two options, and so the person being asked is likely to pick one of the options, where if they had been asked the same question containing only one of the options, they could then answer yes or no, but since two options are given some feel they must choose one or the other.
Another example: Republican or Democrat
A modern example of an option-trap is Republican or Democrat? Millions of people are presented with these two options every day through thousands of channels, such as news broadcasts, internet or in the public. The presenters of the two options "Republican or Democrat", do not give the audience a choice in the general narrative, everyone is either Republican, or they are Democrat. So as people get used to hearing the narrative, they pick one of the options, then defend it while disliking the other.
More option-trap examples:
Labour or Tory(In British Politics)
Conservative or Liberal
Rich or Poor
Peace or War
These option-traps are just some that people are constantly being exposed to, and so somehow they feel obliged to pick one or the other.
A salesman at this store nearly got me into an option-trap by asking me if I wanted the red one or the blue one!
The news in America sometimes catches me out with the Republican or Democrat option-trap!
I was thinking about whether I was conservative or liberal, and then I remembered that "consertive or liberal "is an option-trap so I forgot about it .
The news in America sometimes catches me out with the Republican or Democrat option-trap!
I was thinking about whether I was conservative or liberal, and then I remembered that "consertive or liberal "is an option-trap so I forgot about it .
by ItHappenedSlowlyButSurely September 20, 2017
When you enter the School of Management at Binghamton Univeristy and your life is consumed by exclusively SOM related student organizations and extracurriculars leading a 9am - 10pm life in Academic A. By the second semester of sophomore year you then begin to resent the School, however you are too deep and committed now to leave your commitments to "the" SOM.
by PwCScholars February 24, 2019
by Certy -op May 19, 2016
A scandalous or unscrupulous plan to trap a unwitting party for financial gain through sex or manipulation. Not limited to housing, childcare, employment or food. Non-gender specific term - can equally apply to men or women.
Girl, Amanda doesn't even work anymore! She set a bunch of hoe traps and the next thing you know the bitch is wifed the fuck up!
by katatonik August 22, 2018
by deejaycasper November 27, 2016
Rarely known as TJT, "The Jerk Trap" is a term that describes a common cycle people go through while watching internet pornography. The cycle starts when one is ready to "finish", but is determined that they can find a better video to do it on.
The video in the thumbnails seemed 10x better than the video I was watching, so I waited to view the new video. Next thing you know I did exactly that over and over, I've got eighty tabs open, It's an hour an a half later and my balls are blue. The Jerk Trap gets me every fucking time.
by GiddyWafffles May 13, 2011
a person who always shows up to party/do drugs but never reciprocates drugs.
Referenced from finding nemo, but instead of the seagull saying, "Mine!" They say "Line!"
Referenced from finding nemo, but instead of the seagull saying, "Mine!" They say "Line!"
Person one: Dude, hurry up and do your line! Brian just got here!
Person two: Aw shit. Who invited the damn trap seagull?!
Person two: Aw shit. Who invited the damn trap seagull?!
by fuegospitter90 January 03, 2018