Let me guess. You were educated in a public school.
Now that's something we could probably agree on. Public schools suck.
But anyway, a false dichotomy is when you frame an issue as choice A or B, when actually you neglect to mention C, D, E and so on.
E.g., the following is a "false dichotomy":
A) Assassinating Hamas leaders is moral and justified.
B) "Maybe we should just send the Hamas roses, give them a slap on the butt and tell them good game. I think not."
Do you see, now, how that term crept into the discussion?
Regarding the other term you had to look up:
fas·cism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fshzm)
n.
often Fascism
A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
Oppressive, dictatorial control.
[Italian fascismo, from fascio, group, from Late Latin fascium, from Latin fascis, bundle.]
fas·cistic (f-shstk) adj.
Word History: It is fitting that the name of an authoritarian political movement like Fascism, founded in 1919 by Benito Mussolini, should come from the name of a symbol of authority. The Italian name of the movement, fascismo, is derived from fascio, “bundle, (political) group,
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