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Troubadour
It would be a false dichotomy if the situation actually existed (because in the real world there are more than two options for such a scenario). A hypothetical situation is supposed to be set up with limitations so that only a given number of choices can be made in order to get at the crux of an idea or argument. Saying "Well, we could do this and this and this instead" defeats the entire purpose of the exercise.
It would be like using the Prisoner's Dilemma to illustrate the possible outcomes of two people's choices in isolation and saying "well that's a false dichotomy because I'd try to tap a morse code message to the other prisoner through the wall in order to collude." That's not how it works.
Sorry, that was bothering me.
It would be like using the Prisoner's Dilemma to illustrate the possible outcomes of two people's choices in isolation and saying "well that's a false dichotomy because I'd try to tap a morse code message to the other prisoner through the wall in order to collude." That's not how it works.
Sorry, that was bothering me.