Begging the question

From Summa Bergania

Also known as circular reasoning.

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Examples

  • Tom: How do you know that God exists? Sue: Because the Bible says so. Tom: But why believe what the Bible says? Sue: Because it is the Word of God.
  • Reincarnation is a fact because everyone has been through several lifetimes.
  • "How do you know Susan can levitate?" "Because she can lift her body off the ground by just thinking it."
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