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I guess I meant circular reasoning. https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/34409/difference-between-tautology-and-circular-reasoning https://philosophy
by naveen99 8y ago
I guess I meant circular reasoning.
https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/34409/difference-between-tautology-and-circular-reasoning https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/34409/differe...
- coldtea 8y agoI'll get needlessly pedantic here, but I think it's more of re-iteration (with different words). It would be circular reasoning only if the parent attempted to pin "being a genius" to having an > 160 IQ. Instead, he said that he's only seen someone he'd classify as a genius when they had IQ >= 160 -- which is not circular. It's just using that observation as a supporting argument, without having established what a genius is first.
- naveen99 8y agoI see. Ok. I withdraw my accusation then.