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Voters who want the facts on the UK’s membership of the EU can find plenty of material on the web-sites run by the BBC and Full Fact.
But facts are not enough. To make a responsible voting choice, facts need to be fitted into a bigger picture. Deciding to leave or remain in the EU requires estimating the possible consequences of the choice. Estimating consequences requires a chain of reasoning. And reasoning always involves the danger of fallacies. Fallacies can lead even thoughtful people from factual truths to false conclusions.
