07-26-2007, 08:42 PM
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Ugh. Hobson's choice.
"Hobson's choice is often misused not to mean a false illusion of choice, but simply a choice between two undesirable options. The difference between this and the original meaning of Hobson's choice is subtle, so confusion is perhaps understandable. For example, if the horse in the stall nearest the door is in poor shape, the traditional usage of Hobson's choice becomes the more common use, since having an unhealthy horse and having no horse at all are both undesirable. A choice between two options of nearly equal value is more properly called a dilemma."
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Ugh. Hobson's choice.
"Hobson's choice is often misused not to mean a false illusion of choice, but simply a choice between two undesirable options. The difference between this and the original meaning of Hobson's choice is subtle, so confusion is perhaps understandable. For example, if the horse in the stall nearest the door is in poor shape, the traditional usage of Hobson's choice becomes the more common use, since having an unhealthy horse and having no horse at all are both undesirable. A choice between two options of nearly equal value is more properly called a dilemma."