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Third Option

Edited by gustaf, PeerInfinity, Grognor, Vladimir_Nesov, et al. last updated 30th Oct 2025

A Third Option dissolves a False Dilemma by showing that there are in fact more than two options.

The first step in obtaining a Third Alternative is deciding to look for one, and the last step is the decision to accept it. This sounds obvious, and yet most people fail on these two steps, rather than within the search process.

— The Third Alternative

Blog posts

  • The Third Alternative
  • Third Alternatives for Afterlife-ism

External links

  • Take A Third Option at TVTropes

See also

  • Goal factoring (technique for finding and accepting a Third Option)
  • False Dilemma
  • Color politics (example of a false dilemma)
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