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==Types== Types of plot hole include: ;Factual errors: Historical [[anachronism]]s, or incorrect statements about the world.<ref name=bookcave>{{Cite web|url=https://mybookcave.com/authorpost/6-types-of-plot-holes-and-how-to-catch-them/|first=Catia|last=Shattuck|title=6 Types of Plot Holes and How to Catch Them|website=Book Cave}}</ref> ;Impossible events: Something that defies the [[laws of science]], as established for the story's setting.<ref name=masterclass>{{cite news |last1=MasterClass staff |title=How to Fix Plot Holes in Your Story |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-fix-plot-holes-in-your-story |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=MasterClass staff |date=7 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=bookcave/> ;Out-of-character behavior: A character acting in a way that, based on their understanding of the options available to them, they would not realistically choose.<ref name=bookcave/> ;[[Continuity error]]s: Events in the story which contradict those established earlier.<ref name=masterclass/> ;Unresolved storylines: One of the plot lines is not resolved by the end of the story, or a character who is expected to reappear does not.<ref name=bookcave/>
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