to beg the question (logic)

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Definition of to beg the question (logic) in English English dictionary

beg the question
To raise or prompt a question

Three people were hurt in the fire at the warehouse last night, which begs the question: what were they doing there in the first place?.

beg the question
To engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii)

The objection is that the argument begs the question, meaning that the premise, that God has all the virtues, assumes the conclusion, that God is benevolent.

beg the question
(of a fact or action) invite an obvious question or point
beg the question
assume the truth of an argument or proposition to be proved, without arguing it
beg the question
{f} assume an answer to a question that has not been asked
to beg the question (logic)
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