Black-or-White
The black-or-white fallacy is a false dilemma fallacy that unfairly limits you to only two choices.
For example,
"Well, it’s time for a decision. Will you contribute $10 to our environmental fund, or are you on the side of environmental destruction"?
A proper challenge to this fallacy could be to say,
“I do want to prevent the destruction of our environment, but I don’t want to give $10 to your fund. You are placing me between a rock and a hard place.”
The key to diagnosing the black-or-white fallacy is to determine whether the limited menu is fair or unfair. Simply saying, “Will you contribute $10 or won’t you?” is not unfair.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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