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  2. Circular reference - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reference

    Sentences containing circular references can still be meaningful: Her brother gave her a kitten; his sister thanked him for it. is circular, but not without meaning. Indeed, it can be argued that self-reference is a necessary consequence of Aristotle's Law of non-contradiction, a fundamental philosophical axiom.

  3. Circular definition - Wikipedia

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    A circular definition is a type of definition that uses the term(s) being defined as part of the description or assumes that the term(s) being described are already known. There are several kinds of circular definition, and several ways of characterising the term: pragmatic , lexicographic and linguistic .

  4. Fallacies of definition - Wikipedia

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    Fallacies of definition are the various ways in which definitions can fail to explain terms. The phrase is used to suggest an analogy with an informal fallacy. [1] Definitions may fail to have merit, because they are overly broad, [2] [3] [4] overly narrow, [3] [4] or incomprehensible; [4] or they use obscure or ambiguous language, [2] contain mutually exclusive parts, [3] or (perhaps most ...

  5. Template:Circular - Wikipedia

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    This article cites Wikipedia (or sources that take information from Wikipedia) in a circular manner. Please help improve this article by repairing any insufficient attribution if necessary and adding citations to reliable sources .

  6. Template:Circular reporting - Wikipedia

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    Use this tag if an inline citation to a source is given, and you suspect that the source is quoting material first published in Wikipedia. If that is the case, this is a situation of circular reporting or " citogenesis ", and the cited sentence can not be verified from the source.

  7. Template:Circular reference - Wikipedia

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    The template is used to tag references that a circular, mirrors or forks, or republished works Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date no description Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} Line suggested See also {{ Circular }} {{ Circular reporting }}, for when it ...

  8. Circular reasoning - Wikipedia

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    Circular reasoning (Latin: circulus in probando, "circle in proving"; [1] also known as circular logic) is a logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with. [2] Circular reasoning is not a formal logical fallacy, but a pragmatic defect in an argument whereby the premises are just as much in need of proof or ...

  9. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    Use of italics should conform to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting § Italic type. Do not use articles (a, an, or the) as the first word (Economy of the Second Empire, not The economy of the Second Empire), unless it is an inseparable part of a name (The Hague) or of the title of a work (A Clockwork Orange, The Simpsons).