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Daefaroth Since: Jan, 2014
29th May, 2016 12:39:17 AM

One is The Corrupter while the other is The Conscience. Right Way/Wrong Way Pair might be related

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Azalakardon Since: May, 2014
29th May, 2016 01:15:28 AM

Not exactly that... The two persuading characters don't have to be strictly good/evil, but they do have conflicting viewpoints. They might even both be protagonists. The important bit is that they're causing a moral dilemma for the third character, and it usually happens in a high-pressure situation.

I swear I've seen this trope before and I can think of a couple examples, but I'm not sure if it's here on TV Tropes.

Freezer Since: Jan, 2001
29th May, 2016 03:30:55 AM

You described Morton's Fork, but that's more about the choice than who is suggesting the choices.

ETA: On second thought, what you actually described is Sadistic Choice ("Keep the MacGuffin: villain kills you. Give his the MacGuffin; villain kills everybody else")

Edited by Freezer My name is Freezer and my anti-drug is porn.
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