Actually, that's not the "proper" definition of a tautology. A tautology is a sentence that is true purely in virtue of its logical form. The classic example is also known as the 'principle of bivalence," (two-values") which asserts that propositions are only ever true or false. The form is "Either p is true or p is not true" ("p v ~p" in symbols.) (Of course, if you reject the strictures of "classical" logic, then bivalence is one of the first things to fall by the wayside.
That purple jacket "I'm Too Corrupt for my Shirt" Santos is wearing is quite enough to make me nauseous. I mean, the guy should dye his hair green and practice his maniacal laugh if he wants to look like The Joker.
Actually, that's not the "proper" definition of a tautology. A tautology is a sentence that is true purely in virtue of its logical form. The classic example is also known as the 'principle of bivalence," (two-values") which asserts that propositions are only ever true or false. The form is "Either p is true or p is not true" ("p v ~p" in symbols.) (Of course, if you reject the strictures of "classical" logic, then bivalence is one of the first things to fall by the wayside.
That purple jacket "I'm Too Corrupt for my Shirt" Santos is wearing is quite enough to make me nauseous. I mean, the guy should dye his hair green and practice his maniacal laugh if he wants to look like The Joker.
Gary, this is PRECISELY why I wasn't an English major. 🤣
That's actually a philosophy (logic) thing. I've no idea what English majors might do with the term.