Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies

Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies ~ Begging the Question


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    petitio principii

    Category:

    Definition: The truth of the conclusion is assumed by the premises

    Examples:

    Proof:

    The truth of the conclusion is assumed by the premises. Often, the conclusion is simply restated in the premises in a slightly different form. In more difficult cases, the premise is a consequence of the conclusion.

    Show that in order to believe that the premises are true we must already agree that the conclusion is true. (Barker: 159, Cedarblom and Paulsen: 144, Copi and Cohen: 102, Davis: 33)


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