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"Tautological" describes an argument whose conclusion is contained within it's premises (i.e. a circular argument).
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OpEdNews - Quicklink: Daniel June: Tautological Credo (Part 1 of 2) - Writerface. com - the online social network for writers
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You can file that under Tautological Bovine Excrement.
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They go by various nick names…Hubris, Vanity, Fear, Tautological Solipsism or lust of Biblical proportions for a fable.
No one here but us Critical Analysis-ists... - The Panda's Thumb
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Tautological: Behe testified in the Kitzmiller trial
2nd KU class denies status of science to design theory - The Panda's Thumb
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Between beriberi and very, very: In Praise of Useful Waste, Or, Tautological Compounds, discusses words composed of two roots that are synonymous, such as pathway and sledgehammer.
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TV, Oct. 21 "Military Tightens Controls on Gay Discharges" -- headline, Reuters, Oct. 21 "Harry Reid: 'I've Never Had to Prove My Manhood to Anyone' " -- headline, Las Vegas Reveiew Journal, Oct. 21 News of the Tautological
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"Sony Walkman Isn't Dead -- Yet" -- headline, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 26 "Why Warts Matter" -- headline, PowerLineBlog. com, Oct. 25 "What Obama and the Republicans Can Do for Canada" -- headline, Globe and Mail (Toronto), Oct. 26 News of the Tautological
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"E-Mail Spam Falls After Russian Crackdown" -- headline, New York Times, Oct. 27 "PPO Request Against Assistant AG Shirvell Dropped" -- headline, Detroit Free Press, Oct. 25 "American Drops Local Flight" -- headline, Times Record (Fort Smith, Ark.), Oct. 27 News of the Tautological
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"Why Brazil Is Not America" -- headline, KIRO-AM/FM website (Seattle), Oct. 30 "Why Fox News Should Help Fund NPR" -- headline, Washington Post, Oct. 29 News of the Tautological
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