binary thinking

• black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
• either-orPresenting two alternatives
• all-or-nothingWithout partial outcomes
• polarizedSplit into opposing factions
• dualisticConsisting of two parts

absolutist · rigid · simplistic · good-evil · yes-no · extremes · dichotomy · splitting · reductive · spectrum · dogmatic · inflexible · categorical · tribalism · partisan · judgmental · oversimplified · narrow

• closed-mindednessclosed-mindedness, close-mindedness, narrow-mindedness, inflexibility, rigidity
• false dilemmasfalse dilemma, false dichotomy, false choice, all or nothing, black-and-white thinking
• oversimplificationgeneralizes, stereotypes, reduces, reductive, essentializes
• oversimplificationsoversimplification, generalization, blanket statement, reductionism, dumbing-down
• polarizationpolarizer, divide, polarized light, divisiveness, polarizing filter
• thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate