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Why does studying common fallacies matter?

Common fallacies involve errors in reasoning. Studying fallacies teaches you to identify these errors in other people’s arguments and avoid them in your own. Learning how the different types of common fallacies are defined and categorised also means you’re equipped with a convenient way to critique and describe arguments.

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