Sometimes an argument asserts that there are only two or three options, when in fact there may be others. This is often called a false dilemma or false choice fallacy.
This is a bit confusing to me.
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- Feb 2026
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The entire argument is not invalidated just because there are counterexamples
I like this statement because I tend to always put what ifs but this shows that you can do that without damaging your essay.
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or example, the argument given above about teachers' right to free speech starts with a general statement about a right of all Americans to free speech and applies it to a specific group (teachers) in a specific setting (the classroom). Once we identified exceptions to the general right to free speech, we could no longer be sure that teachers in classrooms have that right, at least not based on the generalization ab
This just sounds like a lot that would just be easier if we didn't make generalizations.
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