Difference between false dichotomy and false binary

jessica0512.kim

Can someone explain to me the difference between those two flaw types?

LivinLaVidaLSAT

Did you see something somewhere that makes some sort of distinction between the two? As far as I know, they're the same thing. You can use either term. With a false dichotomy, aka false binary, only 2 options are presented and all other possible options are ignored.

Lauranph

I've never seen a question that makes you distinguish them but for what it's worth:

False binary: something is a spectrum, but the argument is acting like it's not (extreme example: Spiderman is not my favorite movie, therefore it is my least favorite movie)

False dichotomy: more than one of two things could be true, but the argument assumes they are mutually exclusive (example: I like vanilla ice cream, therefore I don't like chocolate ice cream)