汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 循环论证
循环论证 (循環論證)
circular argument / logical error consisting of begging the question / Latin: petitio principii
逻辑学上指由前提甲推出结论乙,又拿乙做前提来证明甲,这样的论证叫循环论证,是不能成立的。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这大概是个循环论证

There may be a circular argument there.

这个论点存在着危险的循环论证

There is a dangerous circularity about this argument.

我认为这很明显,它最终只是循环论证

I think ultimately it pretty clearly is circular.

之所以出现这种冲突,是因为哈耶克的自由观和平等观陷入了循环论证的模式。

The reason why this kind of conflict appears is that Hayek's view of freedom and equality falls into a model of circular argument.