Look up: dilemma

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   dilemma
   [n] - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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   Dilemma
   Definition (keystage 3) Literally 'two horns'; a situation in which there seem to be two choices, neither of which is satisfactory. For instance in the problem called the prisoner's dilemma, the prisoner is faced with the choice either of betraying his comrade, or of staying in prison for a very long time.
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   Dilemma
   Di·lem'ma noun [ Latin dilemma , Greek ...; di- = di`s- twice + ... to take. See Lemma .] 1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. » The following are instances of the dilemma . A young rhetorician applied to an old sophis ...
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   dilemma
   quandary noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
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   Dilemma
   A `dilemma` is a problem offering two solutions or possibilities, of which neither is acceptable. The two options are often described as the `horns of a dilemma`, neither of which is comfortable. The dilemma is sometimes used as a rhetorical device, in the form `you must accept either A, or B`; here A and B would be propositions each leading to some further conclusion. Applied in this way, it may be a fallacy, a false dichotomy. In formal logic...
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   Dilemma
   • (n.) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. • (n.) A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a dif...
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   Dilemma
   (from the article `Halas, John; and Batchelor, Joy`) ...first full-length colour feature cartoon. Their other projects included The History of the Cinema (1956); Automania 2000 (1963); Dilemma (1982), ...
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   dilemma
   in syllogistic, or traditional, logic, any one of several forms of inference in which there are two major premises of hypothetical form and a ... [1 related articles]
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   dilemma
   dilemma (quandary) 1. A situation in which someone must choose one of two unsatisfactory alternatives. 2. In logic, a form of reasoning that, though valid, leads to two undesirable alternatives. 3. A quandary (s), quandaries (pl); or a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or indecision as to what to do in a difficult situation. A misspelling ...
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    Dilemma
    See Proof by cases, and Logic, formal, § 2.
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