Beg-the-question Definition

verb

(philosophy, logic, law) To engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii).

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To sidestep or fail to address a question.
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To raise or prompt a question.

Three people were hurt in the fire at the warehouse last night, which begs the question: what were they doing there in the first place?
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Origin of Beg-the-question

  • Latin petitio principii, from Ancient Greek τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι (to en archē aetīsthae, “to assume from the beginning”).

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