Begging the question
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title:
Begging the question
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In classical rhetoric and logic, begging the question or assuming the conclusion is an informal fallacy that occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion. Historically, begging the question refers to a fault in a dialectical argument in which the speaker assumes some premise that has not been demonstrated to be true. In modern usage, it has come to refer to an argument in which the premises assume the conclusion without supporting it. This makes it an example of circular
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Logic founded on unproven premises
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question
date created:
2001-05-21T13:50:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T12:22:56Z
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