Usually means: Assuming truth of the conclusion.
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  1. begging the question: Merriam-Webster
  2. begging the question: Wiktionary
  3. Begging the question: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Begging the Question: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  5. Begging the question: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. begging the question: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names

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  1. Begging the question: Legal dictionary

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  1. A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)
  2. begging the question: The Skeptic's Dictionary
  3. Begging the question: Idioms
  4. begging the question: Wordcraft Dictionary

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  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (begging the question)

noun:  A logical fallacy in which a premise of an argument contains a direct or indirect assumption that the conclusion is true; offering a circular argument; circular reasoning.

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