Logical Errors

Begging the Question


Logical Errors

Logical Dodges

Begging the Question

The ploy of begging the question, sometimes by means of circular reasoning, simply doesn't deal with the question at issue. The conclusion drawn from the premise is itself offered as proof of the premise. Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago offered the classic answer of this type when a news reporter asked why Hubert Humphrey failed to carry Illinois in the presidential election. Said Daley, "He didn't get enough votes."

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Map of Logical Errors

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Adapted from Albrecht, Karl. Brain Power. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1980.