False monochotomy? Dichotomy for one?

I often see people complaining about a politician, e.g. "X is terrible". But instead of evaluating X in an absolute sense, X should be compared with the other available options. So if X was running against Y, the correct question to ask would be "How good/bad is X as opposed to Y?". Or even better "How is X compared to other candidates past or present?"

Would this be a false monochotomy?