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Begging The Question

Learn about the logical fallacy of begging the question, also known as circular reasoning, where a statement is assumed to be true without evidence. Explore examples from The Crucible and gain a deeper understanding of this fallacy.

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Begging The Question

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  1. Begging The Question Kelsey Turner and Chelsey White

  2. Definition of Fallacy • Begging the question is also known as circular reasoning. • "Begging the question" is a form of logical fallacy in which a statement or claim is assumed to be true without evidence other than the statement or claim itself. When one begs the question, the initial assumption of a statement is treated as already proven without any logic to show why the statement is true in the first place.

  3. Picture of Begging The Question

  4. Universal Example • John: "God must exist." Jane: "How do you know." John: "Because the Bible says so." Jane: "Why should I believe the Bible?" John: "Because the Bible was written by God."

  5. Examples from The Crucible • Act 1, Page 185: Rebecca: Goody Ann! You sent a child to conjure up the dead? Mrs Putnam: Let god blame me, not you, not you, Rebecca! I’ll not have judging me any more! Is it natural work to lose 7 children before they live a day? • She says that her kids are dying because of a curse, but there is no way that this could possibly happen. So she is blaming something on another event without reasoning.

  6. Example from The Crucible • Act 3, page 207 Martha Corey: I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is. Hathorne: How do you know, then, that you are not a witch? • She claims she’s not a witch, but Hathorne wants to know how she knows she’s not a witch if she doesn’t know what a witch really is.

  7. Citation "Fallacy: Begging the Question." Holocaust Educational Resource. The Nizkor Project. Web. 14 Apr. 2011. "Beggars Can't Be Choosy." People's Daily Brief. 4 July 2007. Web. 21 Apr. 2011. "Circular Reasoning « Nash's World." Nash's World. Web. 21 Apr. 2011.

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