False Dilemma: Greenfield Vs. Sunk ... But this approach can fall victim to the sunk cost fallacy, which is the tendency to prefer existing methods and resources solely because you've invested in ...

The False Dilemma: System 1 vs. System 2 We often rely on both when it comes to decision-making. ... (or fallacy) so that (4) the results confirm pre-existing beliefs.

A fascinating side event to the furor over the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the treatment of post-Sept. 11 detainees has been the debate over the majority staff’s bizarre… ...

This writer would like to point out that both Stan Thornberry and Gary Kilberger use a logical fallacy known as a false dilemma in their letters to the editor (March 20 and March 30, respectively).