English Dictionary

false dichotomy

/ˌfɔːls daɪˈkɒtəmi/

noun

(botany) 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).

The argument presented in the debate was a false dichotomy.

意味（1）

(botany) 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).

意味（2）

(rhetoric) A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available.