PETITIO PRINCIPII


Meaning of PETITIO PRINCIPII in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈtē-tē-ˌō-(ˌ)priŋ-ˈki-pē-ˌē ]

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

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