Begging the Question

By Deane Barker •

Reasoning in a circle. Using a premise to prove a point, where all or part of the premise is the original question.

Very often confused with “raising the question” or “assuming the question,” which means an argument based on the answer to a prior question that might be under dispute.

Examples

“God exists because the Bible says so, and the Bible was written by God.”

A meme I found that illustrates the confusion with “raising the question”:

This is an example of a “Skunked Term”:

A skunked term is a word that becomes difficult to use because it is transitioning from one meaning to another, perhaps inconsistent or even opposite, usage, or a word that becomes difficult to use due to other controversy surrounding the word

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