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tautological

adjective/tɔtəˈlɑdʒɪkl/

redundantly repetitive or circular in reasoning

His argument was tautological, repeating the same point without providing any new evidence.

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word origin — The word 'tautological' originates from the Greek word 'tautologos', meaning 'repeating what has been said', from 'tauto-' meaning 'the same' and 'logos' meaning 'word' or 'reason'.