Pronunciation: p ə - ' t ē -t ē - ˌ ō -( ˌ )pri ŋ - ' ki-p ē - ˌ ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, postulation of the beginning, begging the question
Date: circa 1531
: a logical fallacy in which a premise is assumed to be true without warrant or in which what is to be proved is implicitly taken for granted