petición de principio
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin petītiō prīncipiī (literally “an assumption from the beginning”), calque of Ancient Greek τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι (tò en arkhêi aiteîsthai, “to assume from the beginning”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /petiˌθjon de pɾinˈθipjo/ [pe.t̪iˌθjõn̪ d̪e pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /petiˌsjon de pɾinˈsipjo/ [pe.t̪iˌsjõn̪ d̪e pɾĩnˈsi.pjo]
- Syllabification: pe‧ti‧ción de prin‧ci‧pio
Noun
[edit]petición de principio f (countable and uncountable, plural peticiones de principio)
- (philosophy, logic, uncountable) petitio principii (the logical fallacy of begging the question)
- (philosophy, logic, countable) petitio principii (an argument which commits such fallacy)
Further reading
[edit]- “petición de principio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014