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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. | ||
#using in an intended proof a premise not known to be true by the intended audience. | |||
==Links== | |||
*[[Authors/Ockham/Summa Logicae/Book III-4/Chapter 15|Ockham Summa Logicae III-4 c15]] "DE FALLACIA PETITIONIS PRINCIPII" | |||
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/fallacies/ SEP article 'Fallacies'] | |||
[[Category:Logical terms]] | |||
[[Category:Articles replacing Wikipedia]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:40, 18 November 2021
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.
- using in an intended proof a premise not known to be true by the intended audience.
Links
- Ockham Summa Logicae III-4 c15 "DE FALLACIA PETITIONIS PRINCIPII"
- SEP article 'Fallacies'