petitio principii

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɪˈtɪʃiˌəʊ prɪnˈkɪpiˌaɪ/    美 /pəˈtɪʃiˌoʊ prɪnˈsɪpiˌaɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion"). uncountable
  2. A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument. countable
    — A somewhat similar objection has been made by Locke and others, to the effect that the ordinary demonstrative syllogism is a petitio principii.

词源

From Latin petītiō prīncipiī (literally “an assumption from the beginning”), calque of Ancient Greek τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι (tò en arkhēî aiteîsthai, “to assume from the beginning”).
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