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In logic, what is a false dilemma?

dilemma

[dih-lem-uh] / dɪˈlɛm ə /


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That’s the question Richard Rubin and Justin Lahart ask in their story focusing on how the country could grow its way out of the dilemma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, the AI race and China's advances in the field create "the toughest dilemma" regarding whether or not to slow down AI development, he noted on CBS on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The actress Busy Philipps has now given that dilemma a famous face.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Former Vice President Kamala Harris faced the same dilemma when she served as state attorney general, as does Rob Bonta, who currently holds the office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

But see, even that gesture drove a dilemma through my heart.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

For many brands, these dilemmas are likely to loom ever larger as consumers continue gravitating to private-label products.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

The novel, like Boyagoda himself, is often very funny—even as the dilemmas its characters face read as tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

And those two decisions in central defence and on the left-side of England's attack look to be the biggest dilemmas facing Tuchel.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Besides, D.C. could even offer the DNC a solution to what is otherwise sure to be a process full of hideous legal and political dilemmas.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

Students are encouraged to consider social problems and responses to ‘practical’ dilemmas in a modern world through which angels and devils no longer dance.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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