A Hobson's Choice refers to a false choice, in which the chooser appears to exercise freewill but in actuality is trapped in a situation beyond their control. It originates from a 16th-century stable owner who required his customers to choose the horse in the stall nearest to the door, or none at all, in order to prevent his best mounts from overuse.
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
A Hobson's Choice refers to a false choice, in which the chooser appears to exercise freewill but in actuality is trapped in a situation beyond their control. It originates from a 16th-century stable owner who required his customers to choose the horse in the stall nearest to the door, or none at all, in order to prevent his best mounts from overuse.