vicious circle

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A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.

(logic) A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise.

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"A 3-year-old may not be worried if she's a bit overweight, whereas an adolescent may try unhealthy weight-loss methods like fasting or diet pills and end up in a vicious circle of more weight gain." Source: Internet

Gowers (1954), pp. 84–85 Among the more extreme uses of the word noted by Gowers in 1954 were "drastic bottleneck", the "vicious circle of interdependent bottlenecks" and the "worldwide bottleneck". Source: Internet

It is vital for lymphedema patients to be aware of the symptoms of infection and to seek immediate treatment, since recurrent infections or cellulitis, in addition to their inherent danger, further damage the lymphatic system and set up a vicious circle. Source: Internet

English education today has gone into the vicious circle. Source: Internet

Even the simplest designs avoid the vicious circle of rocket launches from the surface, wherein the fuel needed to travel the last 10% of the distance into orbit must be lifted all the way from the surface, requiring even more fuel, and so on. Source: Internet

How does one break this vicious circle? Source: Internet

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