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That’s not a dichotomy. It’s not an exhaustive list.

• bdcravens 7y ago
  Exactly. It's presented as an exhaustive list, making it a false dichotomy: "A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/false_dichotomy https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/false_dichotomy
  • weberc2 7y ago
    In idiomatic English, "or" can imply a dichotomy as you suggest or an incomplete list, which was my intention. I wasn't thinking about the ambiguity when I wrote it, so that's my fault.
    • bdcravens 7y ago
      Fair enough.