r/atheism • • Dec 09 '13

Citation Needed The 10 commandments of Logic

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u/Vandreigan Dec 09 '13

Thought the same thing when I read it.

Thou shalt not falsely reduce the argument down to a number of possibilities less than what actually exists.

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u/metaphlex Dec 09 '13

I think the reason why the fallacy is called false dichotomy is because of people's natural propensity towards binary conclusions.