beg the question
Meanings
verb
- 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.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Translating Latin petītiō prīncipiī, itself translating Ancient Greek τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι (tò en arkhēî aiteîsthai, “to assume from the beginning”).
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