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false dichotomies

false dichotomies is the plural of false dichotomy.

Meaning of false dichotomy

Noun

false dichotomy (plural false dichotomies)

  1. A branching in which the main axis appears to divide dichotomously at the apex but is in reality suppressed, the growth being continued by lateral branches (as in the dichasium).
  2. (rhetoric) A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available.
    Synonyms:
    fallacy of the excluded middle, false dilemma

Questions about false dichotomies

What is false dichotomies the plural of?
False dichotomies is the plural of false dichotomy.

Words near false dichotomies in the dictionary

  1. false cypress
  2. false daisy
  3. false dandelion
  4. false dawn
  5. false dawns
  6. false dichotomies
  7. false dichotomy
  8. false dilemma
  9. false dilemmas
  10. false documentaries
  11. false documentary

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