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单词 petitio principii
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pe•ti•ti•o prin•ci•pi•i  (pi tishē ō′ prin sipē ī′; Lat. pe tēti ō′ pring kipi ē′),USA pronunciation [Logic.]
  1. Philosophya fallacy in reasoning resulting from the assumption of that which in the beginning was set forth to be proved;
    begging the question.
  • Medieval Latin petītiō prīncipiī, translation of Greek tò en archêi aiteîsthai the assumption at the outset
  • 1525–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
petitio principii /pɪˈtɪʃɪˌəʊ prɪnˈkɪpɪˌaɪ/ n
  1. a form of fallacious reasoning in which the conclusion has been assumed in the premises; begging the question
Etymology: 16th Century: Latin, translation of Greek to en arkhei aiteisthai an assumption at the beginning
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