Middle Ground
fallacy
Summary: Assume the compromise between extremes is true.
Splitting the difference is treated as evidence even when one extreme lacks any support.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 0%, bottom 0.1%, overall 0.1%
- Publications: top 0.2%, bottom 0%, overall 0.1%
- Articles: top 0%, bottom 0%, overall 0%
Recent example
thousands – who dispute the conclusion. Giving equal voice to scientists on both sides makes it seem like there is serious disagreement within the scientific community, when in fact there is an overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change that anthropogenic global warming exists. MMR vaccine controversy Observers have criticized
Recent articles
False balance 14%
Wikipedia - 4/20/2026, 6:49 PM
Hasty Generalization 18% - Negativity Bias 16.2% - False Dilemma 16.2%
False balance, known colloquially as bothsidesism, is a media bias in which journalists present an issue as being more balanced between opposing viewpoints than the evidence supports. Journalists may present evidence and arguments out of proportion to the actual evidence for each side, or may omit information that would establish one... more
Why Anthropic is saying its new AI model, Mythos, is too dangerous to release 11.5%
CBS News - 4/10/2026, 10:24 PM
Appeal to Emotion 21.3% - Appeal to Authority 18.7% - Hasty Generalization 17.7%
Welcome back to TechOut. Thanks for hanging out with us. Anthropic, which is a heavy hitter in the artificial intelligence world, has announced that it is teaming up with tech giants to, in its words, quote, "secure the world's most critical software." What are they securing it from, you might wonder? Anthropic's own AI model called... more
Noma L.A. offers meeting with protesters, while former staff now dispute a past abuse claim 0%
Los Angeles Times - By Stephanie Breijo - 3/20/2026, 9:28 PM
After several days of protests outside its controversial Silver Lake pop-up, the restaurant Noma responded to a demand letter from workers’ rights activists who’ve led a campaign that resurfaced past abuse allegations and culminated in last week’s loss of event sponsors and the abrupt “stepping away” of renowned chef René Redzepi. The... more