These aren't remotely the only options afforded to anyone. The premise presented by the OP is one of the tactics used by Common Core education. It's pigeonholing people into an arbitrarily limited set of options for the given situation. As an example, take this hypothetical scenario: A ship has sunk; there's debris everywhere. There exists a lifeboat which can hold 30 people, and there are 35 people in the boat, which is beginning to sink.
Now I ask you, "Who doesn't get to stay in the boat?" The premise I have given you has directed your thoughts into destructive measures. You begin to take a tally of the conditions and worth of the people in the boat so that you can figure out who has the least worth.
On the other hand, if I ask, "How do we save everyone?" you look at the problem in an entirely different light. Maybe some people are tied to the boat and tread water beside it. Maybe you row the boat over to some of the other debris so they can hang on to it.
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Tallest_Skil ago
False dichotomy.
Communism4Israel ago
How so?
Tallest_Skil ago
These aren't remotely the only options afforded to anyone. The premise presented by the OP is one of the tactics used by Common Core education. It's pigeonholing people into an arbitrarily limited set of options for the given situation. As an example, take this hypothetical scenario: A ship has sunk; there's debris everywhere. There exists a lifeboat which can hold 30 people, and there are 35 people in the boat, which is beginning to sink.
Now I ask you, "Who doesn't get to stay in the boat?" The premise I have given you has directed your thoughts into destructive measures. You begin to take a tally of the conditions and worth of the people in the boat so that you can figure out who has the least worth.
On the other hand, if I ask, "How do we save everyone?" you look at the problem in an entirely different light. Maybe some people are tied to the boat and tread water beside it. Maybe you row the boat over to some of the other debris so they can hang on to it.
You see?