tautological

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Attempting to define this unique, curvilinear object is a tautological exercise.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022

“In fact, the genre people call self-help literature sounds tautological to me; I read all literature as self-help.”

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2021

Begging the question actually means posing or answering a question in a circular or tautological manner; your conclusion is foregone.

From Scientific American • Aug. 7, 2021

“It was often described as tautological — you could explain anything with it,” Masten said in a phone interview.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2020

When the choir of two-fisted tenors on the record were “proud to bear the title” Colonel Meecham entered the room slapping the swagger stick in a steady, tautological rhythm that seemed ominous, even predatory.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy