Question-begging

//ˈkwɛst͡ʃənˌbɛɡɪŋ// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of begging the question. uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    begging the question; logically circular. attributive, not-comparable

    "They got sick of his question-begging punditry."

Example

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"They got sick of his question-begging punditry."

Etymology

From begging the question. First attested in the nineteenth century.

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