MICHAEL REICH
Atlas of Language
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Relationship navigator · ATLAS 262

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3,439 active connections1,393 concepts3,439 connections with English text

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4 connections in this selection

  1. R-358 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Petitio principii → Enthymeme

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An enthymeme leaves part of an argument unstated for its audience to supply. Petitio principii presupposes the very claim the argument should establish. An unstated premise is not enough to diagnose circularity.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  2. R-359 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Petitio principii → Equivocation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Petitio principii assumes the conclusion in its reasoning. Equivocation shifts unnoticed between meanings of an expression. Both can appear persuasive, but each requires a different diagnosis.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  3. R-360 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Petitio principii → Abduction

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Abduction proposes a tentative explanation to be tested. Petitio principii assumes the very claim it seeks to prove. The comparison distinguishes an explanatory hypothesis from circular support.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  4. R-2140 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Tautology → Petitio principii

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Comparison note
    The source links the cue “circular reasoning” to the profile for Petitio principii.
    Evidence basis
    Kontrollierte semantische Brücke: Der offene Ausdruck wird nicht gleichgesetzt, sondern an das nächstliegende bestehende Atlasprofil angeschlossen. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    atlas-240-semantic (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    Rhetorical tautology repeats a thought with substantially the same content. In petitio principii, the argument assumes what it is meant to establish. The comparison asks whether the repetition simply stands out or is being used to justify an assumption already made.

    This connection in the earlier English edition

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