dormitive principle

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1.
Generalacademicphilosophicalcritical
- A rhetorical or explanatory critique referring to an argument that is circular or tautological because it explains a phenomenon by merely naming it as its cause; exemplified by saying that something causes sleep because it has a 'sleep-inducing quality.'
2.
Generalrareliterary
- The supposed quality or property that causes sleep; a sleep-inducing power (literal or historical use).

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