Category: General Knowledge | Last updated: 2026-09-18
During a town hall meeting, a speaker states, 'Either we invest all our budget into building a new high school, or we accept that our children will receive a substandard education.' This argument ignores other potential solutions or combinations of investments. Which logical fallacy is being employed?
A) Ad Hominem
B) Slippery Slope
C) False Dilemma
D) Appeal to Emotion
Explanation
A False Dilemma (also known as a false dichotomy) is a fallacy in which a person presents only two extreme options or outcomes as the only possibilities, when in fact more options exist.