circular reasoning<\/a> (e.g., \u201cshe is untrustworthy because she can\u2019t be trusted\u201d).<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n <\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In rhetoric, a tautology is the unnecessary repetition of an idea using different words (e.g., \u201ca free gift\u201d). Tautologies are often considered to be a stylistic fault that should be avoided. However, they can also be used effectively as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. The term may also refer to a logical tautology: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"categories":[50553],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"
Tautology | Meaning, Definition & Examples<\/title>\n
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