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Beg the question
Meaning
Verb
●
In Law, Logic, Philosophy & Logical fallacies:
To
engage
in the
logical fallacy
of
begging the question
(petitio principii).
●
To
sidestep
or
fail
to
address
a question.
●
To
raise
or
prompt
a question.
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Origin
beg the question
English
petitio principii
Latin
τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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