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Fun with Fallacies 8: Begging the question

Black Label Logic
February 3, 2016

Begging-the-question-animation1Begging the question is a straight-forward fallacy, that I was about a second away from making in my post on Kant. It happens when your conclusion is in essence provided in one of your premises.

Example:

Major premise: Women are discriminated against in the workplace.

Minor premise: Women earn less than men.

Conclusion: Women earn less because they are discriminated against.

In this case, the conclusion is contained fully in the major premise and is thus a case of begging the question. It is one of those fallacies that is very hard to catch in a debate simply because by the time you have had enough time to process it, the speaker will have moved on.

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Title Fun with Fallacies 8: Begging the question
Author Black Label Logic
Date February 3, 2016 11:59 PM UTC (8 years ago)
Blog Black Label Logic
Archive Link https://theredarchive.com/blog/Black-Label-Logic/fun-with-fallacies-8-begging-thequestion.24374
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Original Link https://blacklabellogic.com/2016/02/03/fun-with-fallacies-8-begging-the-question/
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