petitio principii
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"assuming the initial point"; a fallacy of circular reasoning
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petitio principii
The Cartesian “I think, therefore I am” is thus invalidated: to say I think is to postulate the I, and is a petitio principii.
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8 months, 1 week ago
the oft-repeated petitio principii in favor of a European economic government
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5 years, 4 months ago
a textbook petitio principii
quoted from Oblivion
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6 years, 11 months ago