For the song by Nelly, see Dilemma (song).

A dilemma is a problem offering two solutions, neither of which 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.

See also

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• Euthyphro dilemma
• False dilemma
• Hedgehog's dilemma
• Horned dilemma
• Plutonia dilemma
• Prisoner's dilemma
• Security dilemma
• The Malay Dilemma
• Warnock's Dilemma

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