The professor advised him to avoid tautology and not repeat the same idea over and over. From LearnThat.org.
The statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
To say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This is the logical notion of tautology, which is very different from the way the term tautology is used in stylistics. From Wordnik.com. [On also, too] Reference
Digital download? isnt that what they call a tautology?. From Wordnik.com. [Voodoo Extreme] Reference
It's only a tautology is you pretend life and niches don't have distinguishable properties and that a niche can't be populated. From Wordnik.com. [An Ancient Time Frame] Reference
Has Mark Steyn ever heard the term tautology?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-11-20] Reference
That is not a tautology, that is just being confused and contradictary. From Wordnik.com. [Egnor just doesn't know when to quit - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
A tautology is a logical fact, one that is independent of any empirical observation. From Wordnik.com. [OK, Egnor, it's time to put up or shut up. - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Kevin then turns his attention to tautology, which is now a media-wide epidemic. logout. From Wordnik.com. [sunshinecoastdaily.com.au: The Sunshine Coast Daily] Reference
Will someone please explain to Egnor that a tautology is a kind of statement, not a kind of concept?. From Wordnik.com. [The latest from the World of Egnor - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Cato - Its an absolute certainty that your close scrutiny revealed a tautology, which is an added bonus. From Wordnik.com. [Cross & Rude « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
We should likewise be aware of tautology, which is a repetition of the same word or thought, or the use of many similar words or thoughts. From Wordnik.com. [The Training of a Public Speaker] Reference
Is that what you call a tautology?. From Wordnik.com. [Exodus From The Long Sun]
Roberts spouted a tautology which is uninformative. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The problem is that the word 'tautology' has a pejorative meaning. From Wordnik.com. [On also, too] Reference
I think you need to look up the word 'tautology' in a dictionary, Iain. From Wordnik.com. [Nicking the LibDem Leadership?] Reference
Oh, and 'tautology' or 'tautological' is used in two other places in that piece. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
DOBBS: That's the kind of tautology that scares the dickens out of me coming from a government official. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2007] Reference
Queen's heads, over their own -- an odd kind of tautology, whenever they sit there!. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4] Reference
No dirt, no "vetting," the perfect cynical tautology. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Obama Up By 19 In Maryland Primary] Reference
I was ready for him this time "Another tautology" I said. From Wordnik.com. [David Horton: Are you there Mr Darwin?] Reference
(This is a tautology comparable to hating social climbers.). From Wordnik.com. [Time-travel, crashing 101, and old news: D.C. "Housewives" recap and fact-check (#4, Aug. 26)] Reference
It's a tautology that just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2007] Reference
Simply speaking, the Clinton statement was part of a tautology. From Wordnik.com. [Lanny Davis: It's Hard To Criticize Obama "Without Being Accused Of Playing Race Card"] Reference
Mark but the antithesis, and you will not suspect any tautology. From Wordnik.com. [From the Talmud and Hebraica] Reference
Problem is the proposition is simply a tautology signifying nothing. From Wordnik.com. [David Horton: Soul Brother?] Reference
The following extract exhibits examples of tautology and lengthiness. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition] Reference
It proceeds by three principal methods: platitude, tautology and error. From Wordnik.com. [Tricky, Abstruse Questions Fielded by Frayn the Brain] Reference
This may sound like a tautology, but that does nothing to diminish the truth. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
It may seem like a tautology but the U.S. is starving for a popular President. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Hillary's Favorables One Point Higher Than ... Rudy!] Reference
Begging the question as to do with circular logic and tautology ... just saying. From Wordnik.com. [Lieberman Skips Senate Dems' Strategy Meeting] Reference
To me, these points seem bland, boring, obvious -- verging on tautology or pablum. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference
But ... try and define them without using an equally vague synonym or a tautology. From Wordnik.com. [Tim Ferriss: The 10 Most Common Words You "Should" Stop Using Now] Reference
The same word is used to express diverse concernments of it, which is no tautology. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed] Reference
He simply offered the voracious media this brief tautology: "The heart wants what it wants.". From Wordnik.com. [Michael Sigman: Vanity Affairs] Reference
That tax cuts on wages and investment earnings are an economic good is quite simply a tautology. From Wordnik.com. [Tax Cuts Stimulate, But They Don't Solve All Ills] Reference
OF COURSE a GOOD act of will is good; that is a mere tautology, and gives us no guidance whatever. From Wordnik.com. [Problems of Conduct] Reference
But there is surely no ground for the imputation of such utter tautology, if we recollect that the. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus] Reference
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