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dormitive principle
Noun
idiomatic
rhetoric
Japanese Meaning
項目そのものを、別の（通常はより抽象的な）言葉で説明することで、実質的に同じ内容を繰り返す、自己言及的な説明／論法。 / 自己再帰的な定義とも呼べ、説明が対象そのものを含んでおり、新たな情報を与えず言葉の置き換えに留まるため、論理的に無意味とされる表現。 / 言葉の言い換えによって、実質的な説明を行わずに同じ意味を繰り返す形の、同語反復的な論理や表現方法。
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(idiomatic, rhetoric, logic, linguistics) A type of tautology in which an item is explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.
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dormitive principle
Calling the drug's soporific property the 'dormitive principle' exemplifies a dormitive principle, because the explanation merely restates the effect in different words.
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Calling the drug's soporific property the 'dormitive principle' exemplifies a dormitive principle, because the explanation merely restates the effect in different words.
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