What is the informal fallacy “Begging the Question” in layman’s terms?
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As said above, it’s circular reasoning. Another way of thinking about it is that an argument that begs the question has supporting steps that would only be accepted by someone who also accepts the conclusion, so the argument doesn’t provide any true support for the conclusion.
Here’s one: The Bible says that there is a God, and we know the Bible is true because it’s God’s word, therefore God exists.
Only someone who already believes in God would buy in to this reasoning. (But, as an aside, it’s worth noting, not everyone who believes in God will accept this.)
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