begging the question or assuming the conclusion (Latin: petītiō principiī) is an informal fallacy that occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth...

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Begging the question, is more formally synonymous with “ignoring a question under the assumption it has already been answered.” Begging the question often...

murdered their parents asking for leniency). Begging the question (petitio principii) – using the conclusion of the argument in support of itself in a premise...

including the fallacy of equivocation, the fallacy of amphiboly, the fallacies of composition and division, the false dilemma, the fallacy of begging the question...

with petitio principii (begging the question), which offers a premise no more plausible than, and often just a restatement of, the conclusion. Closely connected...

violence" exemplify the fallacy. Ad hoc hypothesis Begging the question Epistemic commitment Equivocation List of fallacies Moving the goalposts Persuasive...

closely related to begging the question, and in modern usage the two generally refer to the same thing. Circular reasoning is often of the form: "A is true...

Edition. Philosophy portal Ad hominem – Attacking the person rather than the argument Begging the question – Logic founded on unproven premises Devil's advocate –...

fallacy at all is present. Thus in some contexts it may be a form of begging the question, and it is also a special case of ad lapidem. Argument from ignorance...

committing a commonly identified fallacy of informal logic—namely, begging the question against an earnest, intelligent, logically competent relativist....

ignoratio elenchi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ad hominem Begging the question Chewbacca defense Enthymeme Evasion (ethics) Genetic fallacy List...

premises, and is no more "supported" than are the assumptions upon which the claim rests, i.e. begging the question. David Miller (1994). Critical Rationalism:...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Circularity may refer to: Circular definition Circular economy Circular reasoning, also known as circular logic Begging the question...

based on the Warrens' story is one of the antagonists that appear in the fictional Conjuring Universe. According to the Warrens, they were given the doll...

Robert the Doll is a reportedly haunted doll exhibited at the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. He was once owned by painter, author, and Key...

an account of the alleged haunting of the Snedeker family in Southington, Connecticut, later called into question the veracity of the accounts contained...

internalism is true, then the OQA may avoid begging the question against the naturalist by claiming that the moral properties and the motivations to act belong...

objects that this[clarification needed] would be committing the fallacy of begging the question. Appeal to nature Appeal to novelty Appeal to tradition Moralistic...

further argues that the simulation argument amounts to "begging the question," due to the "embarrassing question" of the nature of the underlying reality...

interest in a topic. The article questioned why this political tactic resulted in viewers feeling more anger than anxiety. The study found that anger...

of the purpose of persuasively arguing for the conclusion based on one or more premises that differ from it (see ignoratio elenchi and begging the question)...

Contrary to his expectations, the witch-doctor gave him the correct answer without ever having heard the question. In the early 20th century J. W. Dunne...

it conveys no information at all. Philosophy portal Novels portal Begging the question Circular reasoning Cornelian dilemma Deadlock Double bind False dilemma...

The stone that was in the box is something that is a signature creation of mine also. Make no mistake, I conceived of the Dybbuk Box – the name, the term...

equivocation ("calling two different things by the same name") is an informal fallacy resulting from the use of a particular word or expression in multiple...

ambiguously worded question about people to a specific person. The proper refutation, he wrote, is not to debate the attributes of the person (solutio ad...

possible to answer the question for the time being" pleading ignorance placing the responsibility to answer on someone else Begging the question Mental reservation...

in the folklore of parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's purported vampirism – the chupacabra is said to attack and drink the blood...

Research illustrates a strong bias against ideas from the outside. The reasons for not wanting to use the work of others are varied, but can include a desire...