ALL meanings of petitio principii
pe·ti·ti·o prin·ci·pi·i
P p - noun petitio principii a fallacy in reasoning resulting from the assumption of that which in the beginning was set forth to be proved; begging the question. 1
- noun petitio principii a form of fallacious reasoning in which the conclusion has been assumed in the premises; begging the question 0
- noun petitio principii the fallacy of assuming in the premise of an argument the conclusion which is to be proved 0