circulus in probando
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkir.ku.lus in proˈban.doː/, [ˈkɪrkʊɫ̪ʊs̠ ɪn prɔˈbän̪d̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.ku.lus in proˈban.do/, [ˈt͡ʃirkulus in proˈbän̪d̪o]
Phrase
edit- proving in circles, using a conclusion as the premise in an argument, thus going around the proof (See: circulus vitiosus)