Is using transitional fossils as evidence for evolution circular reasoning?

One of the arguments creationist use is that we would need to assume that evolution is true for us to have transitional fossils. If evolution is not true then those fossils are no transitional, even if they show transitional features.One thing worth to note is that we should find organisms such as the tiiktaalik if evolution is true. I think it as an argument for evolution because of its predictive power.So I would like have a discussion on this. Im not against evolution. As you may have noticed I reject that it is circular reasoning.From the creationist point of view.
One would need to assume that evolution is true in order for there to be transitional fossils, if those fossils that have intermediate features have been created ex nihilo then those fossils are not transitional, they just have those features. This would be circular reasoning--------
While that may seem logical they would have to explain why they also follow a pattern. For example why do fossils look more similar to as time passes to modern examples.Edited by CoolBeans, : I added more informationEdited by CoolBeans, : No reason given.

Hi CoolBeans,I'm unable to make sense of this: More importantly, your title is about how transitional fossils are involved in circular reasoning, but there's nothing in your post about circular reasoning.

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I don't see how this is an example of circular logic, and I'm still unable to make sense of this:

Evolution is true because there are transitional fossils. There are transitional fossils because evolution is true. Thats the point of this thread.I mean should we ignore the fossil record because of this?I will not argue in favor of the creationist positionEdited by CoolBeans, : No reason given.

I don't think anyone actually structures the argument this way, and tons of concepts can be structured this way:

• Magnetism is true because iron is attracted to magnets. Iron is attracted to magnets because magnetism is true.
• The atomic theory of matter is true because matter is composed of atoms. Matter is composed of atoms because the atomic theory of matter is true.
• Tectonics is true because mountains are built by tectonic forces. Mountains are built by tectonic forces because tectonics is true.
• The winner is the fastest car because the fastest car wins the race. The fastest car wins the race because the winner is the faster car.

And I still don't understand this: