circular thinking
Reasoning chasing itself
Circular thinking is reasoning that assumes what it's trying to prove, using the conclusion as evidence for itself.
The argument goes in a circle: A is true because of B, and B is true because of A.
His only proof that the book is divinely inspired is that the book says so—that's circular thinking.
Also called circular reasoning or begging the question.
- loopCurve closing on itself
- round and roundRepeatedly in circles
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
- begging the questionAssuming what needs proof
- fallacyError in reasoning
vicious cycle · reasoning · logic · spiral · repetition · self-referential · paradox · argument · same old argument · endless · hamster wheel · dog chasing tail · rut · stuck · spinning · recursive · feedback · ouroboros
- mental chatterworry, rumination, self-talk, inner critic, racing thoughts
- thinking patternsrumination, obsession, loop, spiral, cycle
- thought patternsrumination, catastrophizing, overgeneralization, intrusive thoughts, obsessive thoughts
- holistic thinkingsynthesis, integration, gestalt, wholeness, interconnection
circular thinkingdeductive reasoning
Deriving specifics from generalities
logical progression · sequential logic · inductive reasoning · analytical thinking
circular, circle, circles, circled, circling, circularity, circularly, semicircle, semicircular