Talk:beg the question
Latest comment: 3 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)