I taught rhetoric at Roosevelt Academy in The Netherlands for a year and found one of the most important things to discuss with students early in the term is how to both be aware of and avoid arguments based on fallacy. Often times individuals recognize the fallacy in the argument but continue to try debate it using reason. Being able to identify and label fallacious arguments when they are first presented saves a great deal of time. My disciplines are Communication and Sociology, and I've found it very beneficial to introduce my students in both courses to this concept.