Begging the question fallacy occurs when we use the claim we are trying to prove as a premise in order to prove the very same claim. In other words, we assume that a premise is true in order to justify an argument. Begging the question fallacy is also known as petitio principii (Latin...
If you accept the truth of the conclusion, then you must also accept the truth of the claim. For that matter, the claim and conclusion could be switched without changing the argument's meaning. Either way, the argument proves nothing. Dodging the question: We're asking why this town has...
Begging the question is also one of the most basic logical fallacies. It’s a type of Fallacy of Presumption that assumes the conclusion or claim in the first place. Other people say that this type of statement is comparable to Circular Reasoning. When one begs the question, they are making...
This paper objects to treating begging the question as circular reasoning. It argues that what is at issue in the argument is not to be confused with the claim or position that the arguer is adopting, and that logicians from Aristotle on give the wrong definition and have difficulty making ...
Finally,do not consider an assumption unwarranted simply because you do not know whether it is true. Your lack of knowledge does not make a claim questionable.Also, don't assume that just because consensus claims in science are questioned by some people that such questioning implies that the co...
“To beg the question” is a somewhat quirky translation of the Latin term petitio principii, or “laying claim to a principle.” It is a technical term for reaching unwarranted conclusions, often through the folly of circular reasoning. A succinct definition of beg the question is found in ...
All the three mallams refuted the claim that it is poverty that pushes these children into begging because some of them beg to spend the money they receive on luxuries. Parental irresponsibility in catering for the needs of their children is also discouraged by Islam the mallams stated. They ...