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tautology

noun as in redundancy

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On one level, this is a fairly ridiculous tautology.

Abraham Gutman explains that the argument that supporting Palestinian rights is anti-Semitic exists because that’s the way Israel wants it to be: “This tautology allows accusations of antisemitism to be weaponized, particularly against people who speak up about Palestinian rights — sometimes in ridiculous ways.”

From Salon

It’s such a distortion I don’t think you could even call it a tautology.

From Slate

Dr. David Reiss — a psychiatrist and expert in mental fitness evaluations who contributed to the book "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President" — told Salon by email that the conclusions make so much sense "they are almost a tautology."

From Salon

Tautology is to be avoided by all who make any pretence to grammar.

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