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  <title id="t">What is the sunk cost fallacy?</title>
  <desc id="d">Diagram of the sunk cost fallacy: past spending dragging a decision forward instead of judging the future on its merits.</desc>
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  <text x="44" y="60" font-size="25" font-weight="800" fill="#0F172A">What Is the Sunk Cost Fallacy?</text>
  <text x="44" y="92" font-size="14.5" fill="#5A6578">The sunk cost fallacy is sticking with a losing investment because of what you have already put in.</text>
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  <text x="68" y="170" font-size="18" font-weight="800" fill="#F97316">The fallacy</text>
  <text x="68" y="202" font-size="13.5" fill="#334155">You keep investing because of what you have</text>
  <text x="68" y="222" font-size="13.5" fill="#334155">already put in.</text>
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  <text x="454" y="170" font-size="18" font-weight="800" fill="#15803D">The reality</text>
  <text x="454" y="202" font-size="13.5" fill="#334155">Past costs are gone for good. Only the</text>
  <text x="454" y="222" font-size="13.5" fill="#334155">future payoff should decide.</text>
  <text x="410" y="286" font-size="13.5" fill="#334155" text-anchor="middle">It is why so many ride a loser all the way down.</text>
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  <text x="44" y="334" font-size="12.5" fill="#5A6578">Source: <tspan font-weight="700" fill="#0F172A">CFGI</tspan></text>
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