PETITIO PRINCIPII
\pɛtˈɪtɪˌə͡ʊ pɹˈɪnsɪpˌɪa͡ɪ], \pɛtˈɪtɪˌəʊ pɹˈɪnsɪpˌɪaɪ], \p_ɛ_t_ˈɪ_t_ɪ__ˌəʊ p_ɹ_ˈɪ_n_s_ɪ_p_ˌɪ__aɪ]\
Definitions of PETITIO PRINCIPII
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By Princeton University
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In logic. Begging the question, which is the taking of a thing for true or for granted, and drawing conclusions from it as such, when it is really dubious, perhaps false, or at least wants to be proved, before any inferences ought to be drawn from it.
By Henry Campbell Black
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