Vicious cycle
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Extreme">Extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>: <span word="One">One</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="progressively">progressively</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="global">global</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="draughts">draughts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="winters">winters</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="Whichever">Whichever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loop">loop</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="means">means</span> – <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p><span word="Vicious">Vicious</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>.</p><p><span word="Vicious">Vicious</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fallacy">fallacy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>. <span word="Circular">Circular</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="merging">merging</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="theirs">theirs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protects">protects</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p>
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