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.
An informal fallacy is fallacious because of both its form and its content. The formal fallacies are fallacious only because of their logical form. For example, the Slippery Slope Fallacy has this form: Step 1 often leads to step 2. Step 2 often leads to step 3.