A specific knowledge of the canons of reasoning enables one to discover more readily where the fallacy of a misleading argument lies. Without professing to guard us infallibly from error, the study of logic familiarizes us with the rules and canons to which correct reasoning processes must conform, and with the hidden fallacies and pitfalls to which such processes are commonly exposed.

Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide …, loc. 97