Definitions from Wiktionary (petitio principii)
▸ noun: (philosophy, logic, uncountable) The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion").
▸ noun: (philosophy, logic, countable) A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument.
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▸ noun: (philosophy, logic, uncountable) The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion").
▸ noun: (philosophy, logic, countable) A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument.
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petitio,
philosophastering,
elenchus,
argumentum ad Lazarum,
paralogy,
proposition,
pseudoproposition,
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subaltern,
obverse,
analytic,
minor,
a posteriori,
committed,
consectary,
corollary,
converse,
subcontrary,
major
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