FalseDichotomies

Dichotomies and binary opositions aren't just wrong on principle. Sometimes it's useful and legitimate to just say "there's a big division between type 1 things and type 2 things, and it's worth making the distinction""

I suggest criticising a dichotomy when you have an alternative pattern :

• When there's a detail which opens up more dimensions of difference (CounterThinking)

• when there's a genuine continuum

A quick index of some of the dichotomies people are arguing are false :

See also TypesOfThinking

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