<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Revision:%20Concepts/Circular Reasoning%20-%2020260302211837" style="border:1px solid #555; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px; color:#a89ee8; text-decoration:none; font-size:0.9em; background-color:#2a2a2a;">📩 Submit a Revision/Addition</a> **Circular reasoning** is a logical fallacy where the conclusion of an argument is used as a premise to support itself, creating a loop that lacks independent evidence. It’s like saying, "This is true because it’s true." The reasoning never moves beyond its own assumptions, making it impossible to challenge or validate the claim objectively. It’s like trying to lift yourself off the ground by pulling on your own shoes. You’re stuck in place because you’re relying on something that’s already part of the problem to solve it — which is actually where the whole ["lift yourself up by your bootstraps"](https://www.truthorfiction.com/pulling-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps-origin/) came from, not as a self-motivating phrase but to show the ridiculousness of circular reasoning. ![[Website/Welcome Messages/Issues With Trump/Issues With Trump Files/Photos/Circular_reasoning.svg.png|400]] [More information here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reasoning)