Fallacy
False Dilemma
Present only two options when more actually exist.
Every option in between, left outOption A or Option B
Present only two options when more actually exist.
Example
"Either we cut the education budget or the whole council goes bankrupt."
A false dilemma narrows a genuinely wider set of choices down to two, usually one clearly worse than the other, to force the audience toward the preferred option.
Real decisions rarely have exactly two options. Raising other taxes, cutting a different budget line, spreading cuts across several departments, or borrowing for one year are all real alternatives a false dilemma leaves out.
Ask “what other options exist between these two” before accepting either one.