Begging the Question
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Description
providing what is essentially the conclusion of the argument as a premise.
Example
Of course smoking causes cancer. Cigarette smoke is carcinogenic.
Famous Examples
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In their new book The Healing Self, due to be released tomorrow, Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D. are telling the world that habits can be changed, but so can neural pathways and even gene expression itself.
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To think is to practice brain chemistry.
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Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy.
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frankly I don’t have time, for two reasons—there’s too much, and I don’t have time.
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Someone must not be afraid to say, "moral perversion is wrong." If we do not act now, homosexuals will "own" America! If you and I do not speak up now, this homosexual steamroller will literally crush all decent men, women, and children who get in its way ... and our nation will pay a terrible price!
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Is your uranium-powered cellular matrix making you sick? The answer may not surprise you it's yes. It's uranium.
Context: Rick and Morty season 3 episode 7 - The Ricklantis Mixup
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