Circular Reasoning

Logical fallacy where conclusion assumes premise it claims to prove.

Logical FallacyReasoningArgumentLogic

Complexity

Current best complexity is 8:

Circular Reasoning
8
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Statistics

Discovered by
6boards
Best recipe held by
2boards
First discovered
6 monthsago
Crafted
13times
Made with
11recipes
Used in
7recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    JOKER's board
    · 6 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity8first held by
    orava's bored
    · 4 months ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Becca's board
    · 1 month ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    Becca's board
    · 2 months ago

Appears in

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Technical information

Concept ID
30171
Color
#4a4a4a
Emoji
🔄/⭕️💭
Categories
Logical Fallacy, Reasoning, Argument, Logic
Best complexity
8
First discovered
Feb 23, 2026, 09:44 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Circular Reasoning" concept

Circular Reasoning can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Logical Fallacy, Reasoning, Argument, Logic. Logical fallacy where conclusion assumes premise it claims to prove.

It has been discovered by 6 boards and crafted 13 times, first appearing 6 months ago. Circular Reasoning can be created from 11 recipes, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 7 others.

Circular Reasoning was first discovered by JOKER's board 6 months ago. The lowest-complexity recipe (8) is held by orava's bored.

You'll find Circular Reasoning in the Logical Fallacies collection.

Related concepts worth exploring include Paradox, Tautology, Redundancy, Logic, Contradiction, Algorithm, and 6 more.