English Explanatory Dictionary

circular argument

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A term often conflated with begging the question in philosophy.
  2. An argument which commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.

Word forms

circular argument circular arguments circular logic

Synonyms

circular reasoning begging the question petitio principii

Related words

epistemic circularity
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