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'''Petitio principii''' is the fallacy of | '''Petitio principii''' is the fallacy of | ||
#accepting as a proof an argumentation whose premises are not known to be true | #accepting as a proof an argumentation whose premises are not known to be true, or | ||
# | #unwittingly assuming the proposition that one is trying to establish. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 6 November 2016
Petitio principii is the fallacy of
- accepting as a proof an argumentation whose premises are not known to be true, or
- unwittingly assuming the proposition that one is trying to establish.