false dichotomy

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[branching#Noun|branching]] in which the [[main#Adjective|main]] [[axis]] [[appear]]s to [[divide#Verb|divide]] [[dichotomously]] at the [[apex]] but is in [[reality]] [[suppress]]ed, the [[growth]] being [[continue]]d by [[lateral#Adjective|lateral]] [[branch#Noun|branches]] (as in the [[dichasium]]).
2. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} A [[situation]] in which [[two]] [[alternative#Adjective|alternative]] [[point of view|points of view]] are [[present#Verb|presented]] as the only [[option#Noun|options]], when [[other#Noun|others]] are [[available]].

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