Begging the question
type of fallacy, where a proposition is assumed as a premise, which itself needs a proof and directly entails the conclusion
Begging the question requires two or more ideas.[1] Each of these ideas may or may not be true. The speaker of these ideas tries to show that one idea is true by saying a second idea proves it, but the second idea is true only if the first idea is true already.
Begging the question is commonly known as circular reasoning, though they are not exactly the same.
Begging the question is a fallacy.
Examples
change- "If such actions were not illegal, then they would not be prohibited by the law." (The sentence means "If that wasn't okay, then it wouldn't be okay.")
Modern usage
change"This begs the question" has recently been used to mean "this raises the question." This usage is often criticized as inappropriate.[2]
References
change- ↑ Begging-the-Question (2019-05-15). "Begging the Question". www.txstate.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ↑ Fogarty, Mignon. "Begs the Question".
