[pi-tish-ee-oh prin-sip-ee-ahy; Lat. pe-tee-ti-oh pring-kip-i-ee] 
| a fallacy in reasoning resulting from the assumption of that which in the beginning was set forth to be proved; begging the question. |
| pe·ti·ti·o prin·ci·pi·i (pə-tĭsh'ē-ō' prĭn-sĭp'ē-ē', -ē-ī') n. Logic The fallacy of assuming in the premise of an argument that which one wishes to prove in the conclusion; a begging of the question. [Medieval Latin petītiō prīncipiī : Latin petītiō, request + Latin prīncipiī, genitive of prīncipium, beginning.] |