petición de principio

From Latin petītiō prīncipiī (literally “an assumption from the beginning”), calque of Ancient Greek τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι (tò en arkhēî aiteîsthai, “to assume from the beginning”).

• IPA^(key): /petiˌθjon de pɾinˈθipjo/ [pe.t̪iˌθjõn̪ d̪e pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /petiˌsjon de pɾinˈsipjo/ [pe.t̪iˌsjõn̪ d̪e pɾĩnˈsi.pjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pe‧ti‧ción de prin‧ci‧pio

petición de principio f (countable and uncountable, plural peticiones de principio)

1. (philosophy, logic, uncountable) petitio principii (the logical fallacy of begging the question)
2. (philosophy, logic, countable) petitio principii (an argument which commits such fallacy)

• “petición de principio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024