circular argument
noun1
Informal A term often conflated with begging the question in philosophy.
2
Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences An argument which commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.
- A logically circular argument’s conclusion is included as one of its premises.2004 Nov, M Bergmann, “Epistemic Circularity: Malignant and Benign.”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, volume 69, number 3, p. 710 n3:
- Related terms
- epistemic circularity
- Hypernyms
- argument