Circular logic
From Encyclopedia Dramatica
Circular logic is where one bullshit argument is proven by another bullshit argument until your original argument is proven by itself. Stupid people will actually fall for this and then a winnar is you; clever people however will see through your flawed points. This is when you should tell them to check their facts and take that time to think of real case for your POV. Alternatively, just use the troll method by pretending (if necessary) that you were just trying to piss them off the whole time.
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Examples
Hank
- "Hank's always right because the list says so, the list is right because Hank dictated it, and we know that Hank dictated it because the list says so. That's circular logic, no different than saying 'Hank's right because he says he's right.'"[1]
Bush's War
- Bush says we are at war.
- Bush does whatever he wants.
- Whatever Bush does is legal, because we are at war.
- The war doesn't end when Obama's in office because of Bush, who is wrong because he's Bush.
Christianity
- If it's in the Bible, then it must be true, because the Bible is the word of God, because it says it is, because the Bible is the word of god, etc.
Emo
- Somewhere in that circle I got inserted I don't know why but don't you know it's all my fault?[2]
See Also
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Circular logic is part of a series on Language & Communication. |
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