circulus in probando
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪr.kʊ.ɫʊs ˈɪn prɔˈban.doː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃir.ku.lus ˈin proˈban̪.d̪o]
Phrase
- proving in circles, using a conclusion as the premise in an argument, thus going around the proof (See: circulus vitiosus)