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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question;
[syn: petitio principii, petitio]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

petitio \petitio\ n. (Rhetoric, Logic)
   The fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises;
   begging the question.

   Syn: petitio principii.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

petitio
    n 1: the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the
         premises; begging the question [syn: petitio principii,
         petitio]