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  2. 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 ...

  3. Circular reference - Wikipedia

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    A circular reference is not to be confused with the logical fallacy of a circular argument.Although a circular reference will often be unhelpful and reveal no information, such as two entries in a book index referring to each other, it is not necessarily so that a circular reference is of no use.

  4. Begging the question - Wikipedia

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    Closely connected with begging the question is the fallacy of circular reasoning (circulus in probando), a fallacy in which the reasoner begins with the conclusion. [26] The individual components of a circular argument can be logically valid because if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true, and does not lack relevance. However ...

  5. Glossary of logic - Wikipedia

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    A logical fallacy where the conclusion of an argument is assumed in the premise, making the argument circular. Bew See provability predicate. BHK-interpretation The Brouwer-Heyting-Kolmogorov interpretation, a constructivist interpretation of intuitionistic logic, where the truth of a statement is equated with the existence of a proof for it. bias

  6. Validity (logic) - Wikipedia

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    An argument that is not valid is said to be "invalid". An example of a valid (and sound) argument is given by the following well-known syllogism: All men are mortal. (True) Socrates is a man. (True) Therefore, Socrates is mortal. (True) What makes this a valid argument is not that it has true premises and a true conclusion.

  7. Münchhausen trilemma - Wikipedia

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    The circular argument, in which the proof of some proposition presupposes the truth of that very proposition The regressive argument , in which each proof requires a further proof, ad infinitum The dogmatic argument , which rests on accepted precepts which are merely asserted rather than defended

  8. Data warehouse - Wikipedia

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    Data Warehouse and Data mart overview, with Data Marts shown in the top right. In computing, a data warehouse (DW or DWH), also known as an enterprise data warehouse (EDW), is a system used for reporting and data analysis and is a core component of business intelligence. [1] Data warehouses are central repositories of data integrated from ...

  9. Circular argument - Wikipedia

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