False dichotomy

Two ideas presented as the exclusive set of options when more options exist.

“‘Stay faithful, or stay single’ is what I always say.”
“False dichotomy, dude—what if you’re poly?”

by zzach64 October 12, 2018

False dichotomy

Thinking that there are only two possibilities when there are more.

1.
Louise: I love cats.
Keisha: why don’t you like dogs?
Louise: I like both, liking cats and liking dogs aren’t mutually exclusive. Thinking they are is a false dichotomy.

2.
Person 1: I’m not a liberal.
Person 2: so you’re a conservative?
Person 1: no I’m independent. Why do people see politics as a false dichotomy.

by nutella137 August 20, 2020

Indian dichotomy

The apparent contradiction that women from India tend to be either amazingly beautiful or less than attractive. Particularly noticable among first generation Indian undergraduates.

The Indian dichotomy is in full effect at the club tonight

by crew8221 March 8, 2004

urban dichotomy

The unexplainable circumstance when, for no apparent reason, the urban dictionary accepts this word while rejecting really good ones.

I find this site to have an urban dichotomy

by tirtle November 24, 2017

possible-contingent dichotomy

A successor to the dichotomy of causation and correlation that expresses the positive-normative dichotomy in terms of time itself.

The possible-contingent dichotomy argues that there are only two categories of observation: possible and acausal.

Time emerges to become the only contingency; making it the foundation of acausality.

by zanderfin September 23, 2019

Inspirational dichotomy

When you flick open both FML and GMH and simultaneously browse, to much emotional turmoil.

Guy 1: Jeez, Dave's been on-off all day, is he bipolar?

Guy 2: Nah, he's just in the eye of an inspirational dichotomy.

Guy 1: What pointless verbiage!

by Xanias August 15, 2010

False Dichotomy

It isn't a choice between trying to prove that people can overcome obstacles and blaming or complaining. That's some solipsistic bullshit you made up to absolve your self from guilt because you are probably directly responsible for something that resulted in a negative outcome. "It'S nOt Me! It'S sTrUcTuRe oF rEaLiTy!" So, you make up this imaginary rule that doesn't actually exist as a form of cosmic scapegoat. My contributions are being diminished or omitted entirely. If you're doing it to me than you're doing it to other people. It fully justifies raping and murdering your kids. You can kill all of the rapists and pedophiles you want, it isn't going to un-rape or unkill those kids. And then you can give THAT SPEECH... To THAT molested person. And it will do just as much as for them as it does to explain how reality works. NOTHING. Imaginary bullshit to preserve your solipsistic sphere. And it won't matter how successful they are. Look at the guy from Lincoln Park. Look at Kurt Cobain. It doesn't matter how successful people are. You are either ameliorating suffering or you are exacerbating suffering. You don't get to pick and choose... Because I can always just defer mine to someone else.

That's ACTUALLY all sucess IS! Deferring suffering! THAT ALL IT IS! THAT'S WHY PEOPLE HATE YOU! It isn't 'JeAlOuSy' they aren't mad that you're just so cool and special too much better than everyone. You're using other people to elevate yourself. Taking full credit. And then defering all of your suffering of onto the rest of the world. Because the system isn't designed for everyone to succeed. It's designed for you to be the special better than everyone guy. And everyone else to be fine.

Hym "That's a false dichotomy Chris... Because you can always just stab a kid" 🤷

by Hym Iam January 2, 2024