The study of fallacies in the West began with Aristotle, but it certainly hasn't ended there; Aristotle only lists a fraction of the things we consider fallacie

The study of fallacies in the West began with Aristotle, but it certainly hasn't ended there; Aristotle only lists a fraction of the things we consider fallacies today. That said, I do think that more philosophical research is needed in the area. Unfortunately, most philosophers have focused on formal logic, even though informal fallacies are much more common.