Show good illustration of horns of a dilemma A lemma g Is a thing taken for granted fro from in the greek word lam ilam bano to take A dilemma dil emmal Is a double lemma a two edged sword which strikes both ways or a bull which will toss you whichever horn you grasp A classic illustration of a dilemma Is given in the following ancient story A young rhetorician said to an old sophist teach me to plead and I 1 will pay you when I 1 gain a cause the master sued for payment and the scholar pleaded if I 1 gain the cause I 1 shall not pay you because the judge will say I 1 am not to pay arid and if I 1 lose my cause I 1 shall not be required to pay according to the terms of our agreement to this the master replied not so if you gala gain your cause you malsi must pay me according to the terms of our agreement and if you lose your cause the judge will condemn you to pay me |