Either/ or fallacy: Reducing an argument or issue to two polar opposites and ignoring possible alternatives.
Example:
" Well,then, what did you want to kill him for?"
"Why nothing- only it's on account of the feud."
(Huckleberry Finn, Pg.108)
This is a fallacy because both of the boys do not know what they are talking about. They both dont feel like killing someone is something normal since it's a "feud." They could of tried and scare the other boy, but instead Buck decided that it was nice to try and actually kill him.
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