In article >, "Dutch" >
wrote:

> "Ron" > wrote
>
> > Ray presented a logical fallacy.
>
> He did not.
>
> Given the choice which do you prefer, rice pudding or chocolate cake?

I prefer neither. You did create a false dilemma.

> You can reply that you prefer one or the other, or that you like or dislike
> them both equally. There's no dilemma, much less a false one, no fallacy.

I can also dislike them to varying degrees and prefer neither of them.

> If I had proposed "Either you like chocolate cake or you are an idiot", that
> would present a false dilemma.

I can't wait for your logical explanation of how one is a dilemma and
the other isn't.

> Clearly one can dislike chocolate cake and not be an idiot.
>
> Clearly you are suffering from cognitive dissonance.