vicious circle
English
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Noun
vicious circle (plural vicious circles)
- A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.
- (logic) A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise.
Synonyms
- (logical fallacy): begging the question, circular argument, petitio principii
Antonyms
Translations
situation in which the solution to a problem creates another problem
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fallacy
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