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'because the alternative' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to provide an explanation for a particular decision or action. For example: We chose this option because the alternative would have taken too much time.
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Because the alternative is worse.
Simply because the alternative would be worse.
It's elegant because the alternative is killing all the Alawites.
We told ourselves that everything would be fine, because the alternative seemed so implausible.
"And I would do it again because the alternative was so much worse.
It's a shame, he says, because the alternative – institutionalization – equals imprisonment.
But it's a risk worth taking, because the alternative is frankly much worse.
We've already rewarded failure by bailing out the banking sector, because the alternative was worse.
Fishermen often discard the nets because the alternative is paying someone to dispose of them properly.
The problem arises because the alternative minimum tax can kick in for such executives.
I put up with it, because the alternative is to micromanage.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com