Monsignor Monad is an inquisitor in the Dark Ages, whose job is to torture suspected witches and warlocks until they confess. He tells one of the prisoners in the dungeon, "You have nothing to fear. If you are a witch or warlock, you can simply cast a spell on this red-hot poker so it won't burn you. If you are a Christian, and you truly believe, God will spare you from pain." The most likely fallacy committed here is:
A) Tu quoque
B) Hasty generalization
C) Bifurcation
D) Slippery slope

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Monsignor Monad is creating a false dilemma or bifurcation by presenting only two options - being a witch/warlock or being a Christian. He is ignoring the possibility that the prisoner may be neither, or may not believe in magic or God. The fallacy is in presenting a limited number of choices as if they are the only options available.

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