Binary Collapse
The compression of complex positions into oversimplified oppositions.
Working Definition
Binary collapse occurs when nuanced tensions are forced into either-or framing, reducing structural distinctions that matter for judgment.
Structural Expansion
In Inquiry, binary collapse names a failure mode of synthetic fluency, where speed and rhetorical coherence can erase intermediate reasoning steps and plural commitments.
Related Terms
Referenced in this Inquiry
- Pluralism Under Synthetic Fluency
Under generative conditions, pluralism risks collapsing into fluent balance or agreeable mirroring unless differentiation and integration remain disciplined human acts.