What the Fallacy?!
Middle Ground
The Fallacy
Saying that a compromise, or middle point, between two extremes is the truth.
Why it's wrong
Much of the time the truth does indeed lie between two extreme points, but this can bias our thinking: sometimes a thing is simply untrue and a compromise of it is also untrue. Half way between truth and a lie, is still a lie.
Example
One group claimed that 2+2=4. Another group insisted that 2+2=6. The moderator concluded that the truth must lie in the middle, so 2+2 must equal 5.