Zirkelschluss
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Zirkelschluß (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology
[edit]Zirkel (“circle”) + Schluss (“conclusion”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Zirkelschluss m (strong, genitive Zirkelschlusses, plural Zirkelschlüsse)
- begging the question, circular reasoning, circular argument (a type of argument)
- Synonyms: Zirkelbeweis, Kreisschluss, Hysteron-Proteron
Declension
[edit]Declension of Zirkelschluss [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Zirkelschluss | die | Zirkelschlüsse |
genitive | eines | des | Zirkelschlusses | der | Zirkelschlüsse |
dative | einem | dem | Zirkelschluss, Zirkelschlusse1 | den | Zirkelschlüssen |
accusative | einen | den | Zirkelschluss | die | Zirkelschlüsse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
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[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Zirkelschluss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zirkelschluss” in Duden online