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This or That: two-way forced choice


Interaction Slide

No third option, no maybe — just two choices and an instant split. It's the fastest slide in the library to set up and the fastest for a room to answer.

This or That works best when the choice really is binary: "Remote" vs. "In-office," "Coffee" vs. "Tea," "Ship it now" vs. "Wait a sprint." Because there's nothing to read but two short labels, it's an ideal icebreaker at the start of a session, a quick energizer between denser content, or a genuinely useful decision-forcing tool when a team is stuck weighing two real options and needs to see where the room actually leans. The lack of a middle ground is the point — it pushes people off the fence rather than letting everyone hide behind "it depends."

The moment you need a third option, or you want to allow more than one selection, move up to Multiple Choice — This or That is deliberately limited to exactly two sides and doesn't support adding a third. And if the two options are true and false rather than two competing preferences, Truth or Lie adds the reveal-the-answer mechanic that a plain forced choice doesn't have.

  1. Add the slide

    Select New SlideThis or That under Interaction.

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    The slide type picker with This or That highlighted under the Interaction group.

  2. Set both sides

    Fill in the two option fields — for example, "Remote" vs. "In-office." Short, punchy labels read best since they display large on screen.

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    The This or That editor with both option fields filled in, shown side by side.

  3. Add an image to either side, if you want

    Attach an image to one or both options to make the split more visual — useful when the choice is between two products, designs, or photos rather than plain text.

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    The image upload control on one side of a This or That slide, with a photo attached to the option.

  4. Present

    The live split appears the moment votes start coming in, updating instantly as each new tap lands on one side or the other.

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    A This or That results view showing a live percentage split between two options.

Pairs well with Traffic Lights

This or That and Traffic Lights are both fast, low-friction slides — many presenters stack two or three of them back-to-back at the start of a session for a quick pulse-check sequence before moving into heavier content.

Frequently asked questions

Can I add a third option later?

No — This or That is fixed at two options by design. If you need a third choice, recreate the question as a Multiple Choice slide instead.

Can participants change their vote after choosing a side?

Once submitted, a vote is locked in for that round. Run the slide again if you want to give the room a chance to reconsider.

Does the result show as a percentage or a raw count?

The live split displays as a percentage on each side, with the underlying vote count also visible so you can judge how many people actually responded.

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