circular argument/logic/reasoning THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHTan argument or way of thinking that is not right because the statement it uses to prove that the argument is true can only be true if the original argument is already true 循环论证/逻辑/推理 Examples from the Corpus circular argume...
circular argument/logic/reasoning•Clearly the moreelaboratethedress, the more dress-fastenersrequired, although there is here thedangerof acircular argument.•Failuretorecognizethis leads tocircular arguments.•TheCourtrefusedtoallowitself to becaughtin acircular argumentas to which State needed towa...
深入学习 adjective 1. 【释义】 shaped like a circle 圆形的,环形的: 【例句】 a circular table 圆桌 2. 【释义】 moving around in a circle 循环的; 环行的: 【例句】 a circular bus route 环行公共汽车路线 3. 【释义】 circular argument / logic / reasoning,an argument or way of thinking ...
Circular reasoning (, "circle in proving"; also known as paradoxical thinking or circular logic), is a logical fallacy in which "the reasoner begins with what he or she is trying to end up with". The components of a circular argument are often logically valid because if the premises are ...
b. Moving in or forming a circle. 3. Circuitous; roundabout: took a circular route to the office. 4. Using a premise to prove a conclusion that in turn is used to prove the premise: a circular argument. 5. Defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of th...
INFERENCE (Logic)ARGUMENTTHOUGHT & thinkingREASONINGCONJUNCTIONS (Grammar)Variations on the argument "Inferences are moves from meaningful statements to meaningful statements; hence the meanings cannot be inferential roles" are often used as knock-down argument against inferentialism. In this short paper ...
The paper examines the historical development of this argument which has seen it emerge from a much maligned position in logic to its role as a beneficial cognitive heuristic in our deliberations about public health problems. The results of a study of public health reasoning are reported. This ...
Circular reasoning in informal logic is an argument that commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.
Acircular referenceis a series ofreferenceswhere the last object references the first, resulting in a closed loop. A circular reference is not to be confused with the logical fallacy of acircular argument. Although a circular reference will often be unhelpful and reveal no information, such as ...
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