false dichotomy UK /ˌfɔːls daɪˈkɒtəmi/US /ˌfɔls daɪˈkɑtəmi/ noun2 •(rhetoric) A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available. •A branching in which the main axis appears to divide dichotomously at the apex but is in reality suppressed, the growth being continued by lateral branches (as in the dichasium). formsfalse dichotomies