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Fallacy Files: Black or White Fallacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the error in logic behind the Black-or-White Fallacy (Either/Or Fallacy). Although a great deal of information about the fallacy is given, it is written at a fairly high reading level. Older students would definitely get more...
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European Society for General Semantics: False Dilemma

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the logical fallacy called False Dilemma (also known as Manicheanism, Black-and-White Thinking, Black-or-White Fallacy, Bifurcation, Bogus Dilemma, or Either/Or fallacy). A definition, explanation, and a number of...
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Cal State Fullerton: Common Fallacies in Reasoning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page from California State University at Fullerton list twenty-three common fallacies in reasoning. Each includes an explanation and two examples. The list includes the following: faulty cause, sweeping generalization, hasty...
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Wikipedia: False Dilemma

For Students 9th - 10th
Short encyclopedia article from Wikipedia about the logical fallacy named false dilemma (also known as false dichotomy, either/or dilemma, or bifurcation). This is a rather brief discussion of the term, but a few examples are given.