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a tautologous argument assumes what it is meant to demonstrate – a tautology can be seen as a logical flaw (although a person may deliberately use tautology for rhetorical purposes)

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.