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circular reasoning

An argument whose conclusion reappears among its own premises.

Circular reasoning is the most direct form of begging the question: the conclusion appears as a premise, often in different words or at the end of a chain of claims that leads back to it.

Examples

  • "The team is the best in the league because no team is better."

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