” I realize there are two sides to every
story...”
I’ve heard this refered to as the grey falicy or grey lie.
One says black, the other says white. People assume the truth is grey. It is lazy thinking. It assumes both sides are lying a little. But far more often, the answer is flat out black or white. The trick is determining which is true.
I didn’t mean to insinuate the truth was in the middle. I just know there are two points of view. One may be right, one may be wrong.