Question

Which sentence presents a faulty either/or argument? Perhaps more teachers would continue to teach, rather than leave the field, if their salaries were higher. If we value education as much as we claim, we should put our money where our mouth is and raise teachers’ salaries. Increasing teacher salaries might attract more competent individuals to the profession. If we don’t double teachers’ salaries, then the public education system in this country will fail.

Answer 1

If we don’t double teachers’ salaries, then the public education system in this country will fail.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "Increasing teacher salaries might attract more competent individuals to the profession."

An "either-or" argument or a false dilemma is a statement where 2 choices are presented and one of them has to be right end the other wrong. However, there are more than those 2 choices and even both of the 2 presented choices may be right or wrong.

The picked phrase does not represent "an either-or" phrase but rather presents itself as the "only" solution to the problem of improving education.