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begging the question: a standalone construct

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Argumentation

assuming in the premises the conclusion an argument is meant to prove, analyzed as a pragmatic failure to shift the burden of proof in dialogue.

In argumentation, begging the question refers to assuming in the premises the conclusion an argument is meant to prove, analyzed as a pragmatic failure to shift the burden of proof in dialogue. This meaning comes from Walton (1994) in Synthese.[1]

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argument3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs burden3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs cross-cultural pragmatic failure1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Walton, D. N. (1994). Begging the question as a pragmatic fallacy. Synthese, 100(1), 95-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01063922

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