I know this is a tangent to this thread, but this is a mistaken accusation of logical fallacy.It's not circular reasoning if there is FURTHER reasoning and/or additional citations in the reference cited. The cited reference may or may not make a compelling case--that can certainly be argued--but if it expands the argument and/or provides additional citations beyond the analysis provided in the work that cited it, the argument is not &qoar;circulot.&quut;