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Old 07-19-2007, 09:59 PM   #167 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lyenae View Post
Begging the question is to assume the truth of what one seeks to prove, in the effort to prove it. That's a definition straight from a Copi & Cohen Logic book.

Her argument is worthless.

Keep pretending you got a handle on logic.
The argument was a poor one, but it quite assuredly wasn't an example of begging the question.

You might want to dial down the condescension a bit until you have a better grip on the subject matter.

Dabamf was right when he said that the thing you quoted originally was a circular argument.
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