either-or method
nounUK /ˈaɪðər ɔː ˈmeθəd/
US /ˈiːðər ɔːr ˈmeθəd/
A way of choosing between two things where you must pick just one.
The teacher used the either-or method to let us pick between reading or drawing.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A problem-solving style that treats situations as having only two possible answers.
His either-or method made him think the answer was simply right or wrong.
3. A logical structure in which exactly one of two statements must be true.
The puzzle used an either-or method: the key is in the box or under the mat.
4. A teaching technique that offers learners a pair of options to respond to.
With the either-or method, the quiz asked students to circle true or false.