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 A fallacy is so conceived that if an argument exhibits a fallacy, it is probably a bad one, but if the argument exhibits no such violation, it is a good one.  2 Fallacies are mistakes in reasoning that do not seem to be mistakes. 3  Indeed, part of the etymology of the word 'fallacy' comes from the notion of deception.