FALLACIES IN THE MATTER: BEGGING THE QUESTION

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BEGGING THE QUESTION

a fallacy in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or assume that the conclusion is true. the most basic and classic example of a Fallacy of Presumption, because it directly presumes the conclusion which is at question in the first place.

BEGGING THE QUESTION

The truth of the conclusion is assumed by the premises. Often, the conclusion is simply restated in the premises in a slightly different form. In more difficult cases, the premise is a consequence of the conclusion.

BEGGING THE QUESTION

This has the following form.
Premises in which the truth of the conclusion is claimed or the truth of the conclusion is assumed. Claim that the conclusion is true.

BEGGING THE QUESTION: Example

You should drive on the right side of the road because that is what the law says, and the law is the law.
It says in the Bible that God exists. Since the Bible is God's word, and God never speaks falsely, then everything in the Bible must be true. So, God must exist.

BEGGING THE QUESTION: Example

The Bible is true because God exists, and God exists because the Bible says so.
Man has free will because he is responsible for his actions and he is responsible for his actions because man is free.

BEGGING THE QUESTION: Example

We know God exists because we can see the perfect order of His Creation, an order which demonstrates supernatural intelligence in its design.
Murder is morally wrong. Therefore, abortion is morally wrong.

Reference:
The Skeptics Dictionary
http://www.skepdic.com/begging.html

Fallacy of Presumption: Begging the Question

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