noun
Rare term for a dilemma, often used in logical or rhetorical contexts. Compare with the more common loanword ジレンマ.
See also: ジレンマ
その議論は両刀論法に陥っている。
The argument falls into a dilemma.
ジレンマ is the common modern term for 'dilemma', while 両刀論法 is a rare, more formal or academic synonym.
Compound of 両刀 (ryōtō, 'two swords') and 論法 (ronpō, 'argumentation'), literally 'two-sword argumentation', referring to a dilemma where one is caught between two undesirable alternatives.