petitio principii

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  1. noun Logic The fallacy of assuming in the premise of an argument that which one wishes to prove in the conclusion; a begging of the question.

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  1. Medieval Latin petītiō prīncipiī : Latin petītiō, request + Latin prīncipiī, genitive of prīncipium, beginning.

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  1. L. (transitive Greek το\ ἐν ἀρχη̄ αἰτεῑσθαι, an assumption at the outset): petitio, petition; principii, genitive of principium, principle: see petition and principle.
 

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/pəˈtɪʃɪoʊ prɪnˈsɪpɪai/
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