Begging the question, briefly

Begging the question, briefly

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David A. Conway and Ronald Munson in The elements of reasoning explain begging the question (Petitio Principii) as when the issue at hand is begged and not really addressed. Conway and Munson (1997: 132). 

This is when some reason offered for some conclusion is not really different from the conclusion itself. Conway and Munson (1997: 132). This is stating a conclusion that also serves as a premise. Conway and Munson (1997: 132).

If one does not have an argument, to avoid this informal fallacy, it is better to make a statement (proposition) (assertion). I created problem of evil, propositions within my British MPhil/PhD questionnaires, which led to surveys.

BLACKBURN, SIMON (1996) ‘Begging the question’, in Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, Oxford, Oxford University Press.  

CONWAY DAVID A. AND RONALD MUNSON (1997) The Elements of Reasoning, Wadsworth Publishing Company, New York 

PIRIE, MADSEN (2006)(2015) How To Win Every Argument, Bloomsbury, London. 

SANFORD, DAVID H. (1996) ‘Circular Reasoning', in Robert Audi (ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

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