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[quote author=Yvonne link=topic=10603.msg97912#msg97912 date=1410456625]Could someone please explain the difference to me between circular logic and begging the question?

Circular logic is something like:

Why is the sky blue? Because the ocean is blue. Why is the ocean blue? Because the sky is blue.

Begging the question is more like:

Why does the ocean make the sky blue?

(Note: I actually knew people who in high school thought the sky was blue because of the ocean.)
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That's not entirely correct.  Begging the question is a form of circular logic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

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[quote author=Yvonne link=topic=10603.msg97912#msg97912 date=1410456625]Could someone please explain the difference to me between circular logic and begging the question?

Circular logic is something like:

Why is the sky blue? Because the ocean is blue. Why is the ocean blue? Because the sky is blue.

Begging the question is more like:

Why does the ocean make the sky blue?

(Note: I actually knew people who in high school thought the sky was blue because of the ocean.)
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That's not entirely correct.  Begging the question is a form of circular logic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

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