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dormitive virtue
Noun
idiomatic
rhetoric
Japanese Meaning
対象の性質を、その対象自身（通常はより抽象的な表現）を用いて説明する、循環的な（同義反復的な）論法。 / 言い換えによる説明で、実質的な情報を追加せず、対象を自らの性質で定義する説明方法。
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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 virtue
Calling the drug effective because it possesses a dormitive virtue is a classic example of circular reasoning.
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Calling the drug effective because it possesses a dormitive virtue is a classic example of circular reasoning.
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