== Why is this an issue?

Creating a new https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.exception[`Exception`] without actually throwing does not achieve the intended purpose.

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----
if (x < 0)
{
    new ArgumentException("x must be nonnegative");
}
----

Ensure to throw the `Exception` with a https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/statements/exception-handling-statements#the-throw-statement[`throw` statement].

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----
if (x < 0)
{
    throw new ArgumentException("x must be nonnegative");
}
----

== Resources

=== Documentation

* Microsoft Learn - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.exception[`Exception` Class]
* Microsoft Learn - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/statements/exception-handling-statements[Exception-handling statements - `throw`, `try-catch`, `try-finally`, and `try-catch-finally`]

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