Talk:beg the question
Add topicLatest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic an assumption as much in need of demonstration as the conclusion
Etymology
[edit]How is beg the question an accurate translation of the Latin, let alone the Greek? DCDuring TALK 02:48, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Circular definitions
[edit]The first definitions of petitio principii, beg the question, and begging the question all refer to each other without actually defining the fallacy. Is this a deliberate example of begging the question? VoiceOfReason (talk) 00:29, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
BEG: evade matter
[edit]BEG: to avoid answering or dealing with a point beg the question Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
This meaning of BEG would make the second usage note unnecessary --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:46, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
an assumption as much in need of demonstration as the conclusion
[edit]According to Garner's fourth edition,
The strict meaning of beg the question is “to base a conclusion on an assumption that is as much in need of proof or demonstration as the conclusion itself.”
Which wording is the correct one? --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:49, 27 April 2020 (UTC)