Circular Reasoning. What is Circular Reasoning? A fallacious form of argument in which someone assumes that parts (or all) of what a person claims to.

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Circular Reasoning

What is Circular Reasoning? A fallacious form of argument in which someone assumes that parts (or all) of what a person claims to be proving are proven facts. (The Princeton Review). The premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or assumes that the conclusion in true-the proposition to be proven is assumed implicitly or explicitly in the premise. In other words, circular reasoning is forming a conclusion based on that conclusion.

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