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VICIOUS CIRCLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An argument that assumes that which is to be proved
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vicious circle" is a kind of...):
specious argument (an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious)
Sense 2
Meaning:
One trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
Synonyms:
vicious circle; vicious cycle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("vicious circle" is a kind of...):
positive feedback; regeneration (feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input)
