Either-Or Thinking: A Logical Fallacy

These days, between the political debates and religious arguments online, I’m seeing a lot of either-or thinking. This is nothing new, of course; it’s just more visible now that we’re electronically in each other’s faces all the time. The thing is, either-or thinking is a false dilemma, a logical fallacy. It’s an inaccurate representation of a complex world.   Sometimes it’s a false set of choices that are laid out on purpose so people will think there are no alternatives: If you’re not with us,