The titles of the sections in your post, as well as the explanation you gave in the part I quoted, give off a slight impression that you are conflating circularity and validity, while in reality the latter screens off the effects of the former.
I agree that that’s a bad misunderstanding that I want to avoid, so although I’m a bit incredulous at people reading it this way, I’ll try to edit to make this misunderstanding less plausible.
I agree that that’s a bad misunderstanding that I want to avoid, so although I’m a bit incredulous at people reading it this way, I’ll try to edit to make this misunderstanding less plausible.