Q&A: Tautology
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Tautology
Question
Is there a difference between an analytic statement and a tautology?
Answer
In principle, no. Sometimes the term is used a bit differently.
What I mean is that an analytic statement is always a tautology, but when people say “tautology,” they don’t always mean an analytic statement.