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| has gloss | eng: A Mortons Fork is a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives (in other words, a dilemma), or two lines of reasoning that lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It is analogous to the expressions "between the devil and the deep blue sea" or "between a rock and a hard place." This is the opposite of the Buridans Ass. |
| lexicalization | eng: Morton's fork |
| instance of | (noun) (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false" paradox |
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| has gloss | rus: Вилка Мортона («выбор из двух зол») — выражение (дилемма), описывающее ситуацию выбора между двумя одинаково неприятными альтернативами, или же ситуацию, в котором две ветви рассуждения ведут к одинаково неприятным выводам. |
| lexicalization | rus: Вилка Мортона |
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