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petitio

petitio is the abbreviation of petitio principii.

Meaning of petitio principii

Noun

petitio principii

  1. (uncountable) The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion").
  2. (countable) A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument.
    • A somewhat similar objection has been made by Locke and others, to the effect that the ordinary demonstrative syllogism is a petitio principii.1869, C. S. Pierce, “Grounds of Validity of the laws of Logic: Further Consequences of Four Incapacities.”, in Journal of Speculative Philosophy

Forms of petitio

pluralpetitios

Phrases with petitio

Questions about petitio

What is petitio the abbreviation of?
Petitio is the abbreviation of petitio principii.

Words near petitio in the dictionary

  1. Petitfrere
  2. Petitfreres
  3. petitgrain
  4. Petithomme
  5. Petithommes
  6. petitio
  7. petitio principii
  8. petition
  9. petition of right
  10. petitionable
  11. petitional

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