circular reasoning

logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins the premise with what they are trying to conclude with
Event argumentation Q6011160
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circular reasoning

Summary

circular reasoning is an argumentation[1]. It draws 298 Wikipedia views per month (argumentation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • circular reasoning's image is recorded as Circular reasoning.svg[3].
  • circular reasoning's image is recorded as Circular reasoning-ar.svg[4].
  • circular reasoning's instance of is recorded as argumentation[5].
  • circular reasoning's instance of is recorded as type of reasoning[6].
  • circular reasoning's instance of is recorded as type of fallacy[7].
  • circular reasoning's subclass of is recorded as non sequitur[8].
  • circular reasoning's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3trd6[9].
  • circular reasoning's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • circular reasoning's partially coincident with is recorded as begging the question[11].
  • circular reasoning's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/circular-argument[12].
  • circular reasoning's uses is recorded as conclusion[13].
  • circular reasoning's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b6vfcmh3[14].
  • circular reasoning's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as diallele[15].
  • circular reasoning's Quora topic ID is recorded as Circular-Reasoning[16].
  • circular reasoning's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as circular-logic[17].
  • circular reasoning's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 163395494[18].
  • circular reasoning's De Agostini ID is recorded as diallèlo[19].
  • circular reasoning's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/CircularReasoning[20].
  • circular reasoning's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as 循環論法[21].
  • circular reasoning's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3886784[22].
  • circular reasoning's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Circular_reasoning[23].
  • circular reasoning's Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID is recorded as diallelo[24].
  • circular reasoning's Encyclopaedia Herder concept ID is recorded as Razonamiento_circular[25].

Why It Matters

circular reasoning draws 298 Wikipedia views per month (argumentation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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  14. [16] . Quora. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . rationalwiki.org. Retrieved . rationalwiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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