circular argument en · NOUN
Meanings
- (informal) A term often conflated with begging the question in philosophy.
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An argument which commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.
A logically circular argument’s conclusion is included as one of its premises.
2004 Nov, M Bergmann, “Epistemic Circularity: Malignant and Benign.”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, volume 69, number 3, p. 710 n3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circular arguments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
begging the question · circular reasoning · petitio principii · circular logic
Translations (17)
fr raisonnement circulaire (a type of argument) · cmn 循環論證 /循环论证 (a type of argument) · es argumento circular (a type of argument) · hu körben forgó érvelés (a type of argument) · ro argument circular (a type of argument) · tr kapalı döngü (a type of argument) · nl cirkelredenering (a type of argument) · gl argumento circular (a type of argument) · hu körkörös érvelés (a type of argument) · de Zirkelbeweis (a type of argument) · sv cirkelbevis (a type of argument) · sv cirkelargument (a type of argument) · nb sirkelargument (a type of argument) · fi kehäpäätelmä (a type of argument) · de Zirkelschluss (a type of argument) · da cirkelslutning (a type of argument) · pl błędne koło (a type of argument)