1 Step 2 Define the current situation-break down problem into component parts, identify major problem areas, develop a target improvement goal. 2  Step 3 Analyze the problem-identify the root causes of the problem and use charts and diagrams as needed.
Lesson Summary. A logical fallacy is an argument that appears on the surface to be reasonable but in reality is weak or faulty and misleading. There are a few subcategories of fallacies: the structural fallacy, the verbal fallacy and the material fallacy (the last of which was the focus of this lesson). Logical fallacies are most often accidental or unintentional, based on a misinterpretation of information or the need for more evidence.
1 Most informal fallacies are errors of induction, but some of these fallacies can apply to deductive arguments as well.. ( 2 Magedah Shabo, Rhetoric, Logic, and Argumentation: A Guide for Student Writers. 3  Prestwick House, 2010). 4  Example of a Logical Fallacy.  5 The arguments in support of civic education are often seductive.