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The Middle Ground Fallacies |
| The fallacies in this family share the characteristic that
they involve confusions concerning what could be called the "middle ground"
where exceptions, compromises, combinations and distinctions are possible.
In most cases the fallacies result from overlooking or ignoring a middle
ground that should be taken into account. However, at least two of the fallacies,
False Compromise and Phantom Distinction, result from the opposite impulse: trying to
find a middle ground where none exists.
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| The Middle Ground fallacies are...
Dicto Simpliciter False Compromise (Splitting the Difference) False Dilemma (see also Misrepresentations)
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