That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in itself is

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That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in  itself is self-evident is an example, I believe, of one definition of the word  tautology .

A. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in
B. That is self-evident cannot be disputed, of which
C. It is self-evident that cannot be disputed, and this fact
D. The self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact
E. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, a fact which

unraveled · Answer

That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in  itself is self-evident is an example, I believe, of one definition of the word tautology.

This is tough a s it can be. Tried reversing the sentence and here's what i did roughly.
' One definition of the word  tautology   is that self-evident can't be disputed and which(what exactly we have to find) in itself is an example..

Bold part is common to all the options and further structure as per the respective options.

A. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in - WRONG. Two relative pronouns - 'that' and 'which' are used together. Its redundant. Second that is ambiguous.
B. That is self-evident cannot be disputed, of which - WRONG. 'That' should be followed by a noun. Also 'which' itself doesn't make much sense similar as 'that which' in option A.
C. It is self-evident that cannot be disputed, and this fact - WRONG. It stands for 'definition' or 'tautology'.??
D. The self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact - CORRECT. On properly writing the whole sentence.
'One definition of the word  tautology  is that the self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact itself is self - evident is an example.
E. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, a fact which - WRONG. Error similar to option A.

Hope this is helpful.
Looking for better explanation.

IMO Answer D.

jatin093 · Answer

D options says :

The self-evident cannot be disputed, and  this fact  itself  is  self-evident  is  an example, I believe, of one definition of the word tautology.

How can this be correct?
experts please advise

That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in itself is

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