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Petitio principii   Listen
Petitio principii

noun
1.
The logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question.  Synonym: petitio.






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"Petitio principii" Quotes from Famous Books



... not stand in awe of his wives any longer, down comes a revelation," says Ockley in his bluff and homely style, which admits such phrases as, "the imposter has the impudence to say." But why, in common honesty, refuse to the Koran the concessions freely made to the Torah? It is a mere petitio principii to argue that the latter is "inspired" while the former is not, moreover, although we may be called upon to believe things beyond Reason, it is hardly fair to require our belief in things ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 10 • Richard F. Burton



Words linked to "Petitio principii" :   logical fallacy



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