(January 17, 2013 at 9:03 am)mr.atheist Wrote: Circular thinking is a logical fallacy.
"Whatever is less dense than water will float, because whatever is less dense than water will float" sounds stupid, but "Whatever is less dense than water will float, because such objects won't sink in water" might pass.
"Circular reasoning is often of the form: "a is true because b is true; b is true because a is true." Circularity can be difficult to detect if it involves a longer chain of propositions."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reasoning
Did you even bother to read any other posts?
I already asked the OP whether that was what he meant, and he said no. Besides, if you read how he defines "circular thinking", it is somewhat different to circular reasoning. Besides, the logical fallacy has never been called "circular thinking" by anyone, unless by mistake.
