When an hypothesis is stated in such a way that the event to be explained becomes the explanation itself (e.g. ,the child is distractable because he has attention deficit disorder),the hypothesis is said to be
A)inadequately defined.
B)appealing to forces not recognized by science.
C)circular.
D)redundant.

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This type of hypothesis is called circular because it uses the event being explained to explain itself, resulting in a circular reasoning.

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