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begging the question — The procedure of assuming what is at issue in an argument. Although the charge is commonly made, there is no logical definition of those kinds of argument that beg the question. In the widest sense, any valid argument might be thought to beg the… … Philosophy dictionary
Begging the question — Bust of Aristotle, whose Prior Analytics contained an early discussion of this fallacy. 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… … Wikipedia
question-begging — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : that involves the fallacy of petitio principii : that involves an assumption of something whose truth may be questioned question begging arguments question begging epithets compare beg vt 3b II. noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
begging the question — Strictly speaking, to beg a question is to present as proof something that itself needs proving. Bernstein cites as an example the sentence Parallel lines will never meet because they are parallel. The second half of the sentence only seems to … Dictionary of troublesome word
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. It is an instance of begging the question to argue that God can only… … Wiktionary
begging the question — An argument which assumes as proved the very thing in issue … Ballentine's law dictionary
The Mole (U.S. season 2) — The Mole: The Next Betrayal Country of origin United States No. of episodes 13 … Wikipedia
The Passion of Christ (Gospel Accounts) — The Passion of Christ (Gospel Accounts) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Passion of Christ in the Four Gospels See also DEVOTION TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST. We have in the Gospels four separate accounts of the Passion of Our Lord, each … Catholic encyclopedia
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter — one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes . The story was originally serialised in Strand Magazine in 1893.This sto … Wikipedia
The Ne'er-do-Weel — This article is about the play. For other uses, see Ne er do well. W.S. Gilbert in about 1878 The Ne er do Weel is a three act drama written by the English dramatist W. S. Gilbert. It is the second of three plays that he wrote at the request of… … Wikipedia
