False Dilemmas

A false dilemma is a misleading argument that presents either this or that conclusion as the only possible conclusions in fact, other conclusions exist. The most popular example of this is the saying, "If you're not with us, then you're against us". This is a false dilemma because these two choices are clearly not the only two choices; just because you're not on the same side as someone does not mean you are against them. It's possible that you are a neutral third party, but because of the false dilemma it seems as if you would be against "them". The problem with the false dilemma is it allows no room for any other conclusions other than the ones presented when we know that other possible conclusions exist. If you changed the wording to something like, "What's your stance on etc?" It would leave room for someone to be with you, against you, or somewhere in between. The false dilemma is eliminated.