Question

Which of the following is an example of a false dilemma fallacy?

A. Cora is a good class president, because she is the best president this school has ever had.

B. Yesenia can either take a cooking class, or she can be a horrible cook for the rest of her life.

C. Alexander lied to his parents about going to the party; therefore, he
must lie about everything.

D. Every time Lou eats tacos for lunch, his baseball team wins. So now he eats tacos before every game.

Answer 1

The answer is B. Yesenia can either take a cooking class, or she can be a horrible cook for the rest of her life.

Step-by-step explanation:

A false dilemma fallacy is a kind of 'informal' fallacy. This is where something is incorectly claimed to be an "either/or" situation, when however, there is at least one additional option. The false dilemma fallacy can also be where there is a accidental exclusion of another option.

For example, if I say, "You can either brush your teeth with the blue toothbrush, or not brush your teeth at all." Yet, I forgot that we can grab another color toothbrush before you have to brush your teeth at the store.