Talk:beg the question

Etymology

How is beg the question an accurate translation of the Latin, let alone the Greek? DCDuring TALK 02:48, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

Circular definitions

The first definitions of petitio principii, beg the question, and begging the question all refer to each other without actually defining the fallacy. Is this a deliberate example of begging the question? VoiceOfReason (talk) 00:29, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

BEG: evade matter

BEG: to avoid answering or dealing with a point
beg the question
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

This meaning of BEG would make the second usage note unnecessary --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:46, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

an assumption as much in need of demonstration as the conclusion

According to Garner's fourth edition,

The strict meaning of beg the question is “to base a conclusion on an assumption that is as much in need of proof or demonstration as the conclusion itself.”

Which wording is the correct one? --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:49, 27 April 2020 (UTC)