Meaning of petitio principii | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion").
   uncountable
2. A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“A somewhat similar objection has been made by Locke and others, to the effect that the ordinary demonstrative syllogism is a petitio principii.”

“The Streitberg-Michels Theory is evidently a petitio principii. To explain ē in gēbum, it is from the outset taken for granted, for inadequate reasons of method, that the form must be a perfect. [italics original]”

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