critical thinking

prexiousmom · Aug 29, 2006, 08:45 AM

What type of fallacy is this statement? We can recognize that athletes that participate in sports must be given special consideration within our grading system, or we can let the university sink into athletic oblivion.

Thank you,
Evelyn

dmatos · Nov 2, 2006, 04:39 PM

Is the term you are looking for "false dichotpmy"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dichotomy

Credo · Nov 2, 2006, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by prexiousmom

What type of fallacy is this statement? We can recognize that athletes that participate in sports must be given special consideration within our grading system, or we can let the university sink into athletic oblivion.

Thank you,
Evelyn

Hi! I think this one is a false dilemma; either X is true and Y is false or X is false and Y is true.

myquestion · Nov 4, 2006, 06:39 PM

I think it is False Dilemma



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