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Is listening to books better than reading them?
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Selected thesis
Listening to audiobooks is better than reading printed books.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
You can listen to a book while doing something else.
Pro claim 2
Listening to a book is more fun than reading it.
Con claim 1
Audiobooks make it more difficult to deeply understand a text.
Con claim 2
Audiobooks don't let you use your imagination as much as reading.