begs the question

takchess commented on the word begs the question

Begging the question (or petitio principii, "assuming the initial point") is a type of logical fallacy in which the proposition to be proven is assumed implicitly or explicitly in the premise.

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http://grammartips.homestead.com/begging.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

February 27, 2012

ruzuzu commented on the word begs the question

Also see comments over on beg the question.

February 27, 2012