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Leona concludes that Thompson’s article about a particular novel is puzzling. This is because it apparently contradicts itself. The article says that one character in the novel is anxious during a particular scene. But the article also says that the same character in that same scene is a “self-identified agent,” and that “self-identified agents” are incapable of feeling anxious.

The author points out a contradiction in the article’s claims.

Circular reasoning involves a conclusion that restates one of the premises. That doesn’t occur here, since the conclusion expresses a different idea from any of the premises.

Failure to provide a definition is not a flaw. The author tells us the significance of “self-identified agent” and how it is part of what shows a contradiction. An exact definition is not required.

The author does not suggest that there isn’t enough evidence to support various claims in the article. The criticism is that the article contradicts itself.

The author does not suggest that being a “self-identified agent” is unlikely. The author points out that a certain character’s status as a “self-identified agent” leads to a contradiction (that the character can’t be anxious, even though she was described as anxious).

The author points out that Thompson’s article claims that a character is anxious, but also claims that the same character is a “self-identified agent,” which cannot be anxious. A character cannot be both anxious and incapable of being anxious; this is a contradiction.

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