In the 1960s and 1970s, activists confronted other people with the expression, "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem." Those who voiced this extreme position may have been committing which thinking error?

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The statement "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem" creates a false dichotomy by implying that there are only two options - being part of the solution or being part of the problem. It doesn't leave room for any other possibilities or options.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Activists Confronted Other People with the Expression