🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

循环逻辑

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xúnhuán luójí

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cerculogic/ˌsɜːrkjʊˈlɒdʒɪk/
nounadjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种论证陷入了循环逻辑。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A system of reasoning or argumentation that covertly assumes the conclusion as part of its premise, resulting in a closed loop of logic.

    "The committee's justification relied entirely on cerculogic, proving their own policy by referencing the policy itself."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characteristic of circular or self-referential arguments that fail to progress toward a genuinely new conclusion.

    "Her explanation of the economic downturn was deeply cerculogic and offered no real external causes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English noun 'circle' (from Latin 'circulus') combined with the combining form '-logic' (from Greek 'logike', meaning study or reasoning). It emerged in modern analytical philosophy and communication theory to describe circular reasoning disguised as formal logic.

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