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The paper explores how circular explanations, particularly reductive tautologies, can appear insightful by suggesting the optimal level of description for understanding a phenomenon. Two studies demonstrate that participants rate reductive tautologies as more insightful than horizontal circular explanations, indicating that they provide pragmatic guidance on what should be explained. The findings suggest that these tautologies help narrow down the mechanisms relevant to the explanation, enhancing their perc

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Fabricio Fernández Barán

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