Begging the Question
fallacy
Summary: Assume the claim that needs proof.
The premise already presumes its conclusion, so nothing new is demonstrated.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 5.9%, bottom 1.3%, overall 1.1%
- Publications: top 3.6%, bottom 2.2%, overall 1.4%
- Articles: top 0%, bottom 0%, overall 0%
Recent example
you is still about Donald Trump. I mean, knowing what you know now about the farce that was put forward to the American people and the Congress, knowing what you know now, would you still vote to actually convict Donald Trump of of the charges that he was put up for? Reporters always love to ask that
Recent articles
McEnany SOUNDS OFF on Jill Biden's stunning admission #foxnews #news #us #fox 0%
Fox News - 5/29/2026, 12:00 AM
Confirmation Bias 68.6% - Negativity Bias 61.7% - Bandwagon 48%
That is not the reaction of someone who believes they just watched their husband have a stroke. It it is an absolute lie. It was fraud what she did. Fraud on the American public. And she's continuing it by saying she had never seen him like that before or after. Dana, you'll remember Carl Bernstein who said he talked to people who knew... more
'DISASTER!': Former Dem megadonor delivers SCATHING party assessment 0%
Fox News - 5/22/2026, 1:00 PM
Democrats took control of the Congress. I think that uh and let's say took control of the country. Uh I think that this country's finished. These people are sick. They suffer from Trump derangement syndrome. But really they they they have bad policy. They have horrible policy. >> John Morgan is a former major Democrat donor. John, you... more
Is the DOJ "anti-weaponization" fund linked to Trump legal? 66.4%
CBS News - 5/22/2026, 12:54 PM
Peter Shane joins us now to discuss this. He's a distinguished scholar in residence and an adjunct professor of law at New York University's uh school of law. Good morning. Uh Peter, thanks for being with us. Let's just start at the top level here. Is this legal? What is the legal basis of this fund? Because you wonder why it was dropped... more
Republicans delay votes over concerns about Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ 77.6%
ABC News - 5/22/2026, 12:30 PM
This morning, a growing revolt among Senate Republicans outraged over the president's new taxpayer fund to reward his allies who claimed they were mistreated by the Biden Justice Department. Among those who could financially benefit from the $ 1.8 billion fund, those who stormed the capital and attacked police officers on January 6th. >>... more
Tucker STUNS Israeli TV: ‘You Are Not Democracy’ 20.8%
Breaking Points - 5/21/2026, 6:00 PM
Tucker Carlson causing problems over in Israel. Uh what did you think of your man's uh interview here? >> Oh, I mean I thought it was great. Uh there was actually even a Harets of column that came out uh from an opinion column. He was like that was the first time truth about Gaza has been spoken on Israeli television uh since October... more
JD Vance defends the Trump administration’s proposed DOJ “anti-weaponization fund” #shorts 88.2%
CBS News - 5/21/2026, 3:17 AM
Going back to the price tag for this DOJ fund, $1.8 billion. You have people that can't afford groceries, gas is high, people are making sacrifices in their personal lives to accommodate for this rise in prices. People are telling us that they feel financially worse off. They're very concerned about the uncertainty. How can you justify... more
US Has Imposed a ‘Financial Stranglehold’ on Iran: Bessent 99.4%
NTD - 5/20/2026, 12:45 AM
Through economic fury and the maximum pressure campaign, we have restored at the offset of this administration just over 1 year ago, the United States has imposed a financial stranglehold on the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies,... more
Iraqi national CHARGED with coordinating at least 20 terror attacks worldwide 0%
Fox News - 5/19/2026, 2:59 PM
Meanwhile, FBI Director Cash Patel touting his takedown of an Iraqi national accused of carrying out and plotting nearly 20 terror attacks across Europe and Canada, including plans to blow up a Manhattan synagogue. The arrest underscoring concerns about how Iranbacked terror networks could threaten Americans here at home as it reignites... more
Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters 75.7%
The Intercept - By Natasha Lennard - 5/19/2026, 12:04 PM
Biased Writer Voice 59.6% - Negativity Bias 42.5% - Hasty Generalization 22.4%
In yet another staggeringly corrupt and unprecedented move, President Donald Trump’s Justice Department on Monday announced a $1.776 billion slush fund, drawn from public coffers, to funnel payouts to Trump loyalists. The fund is part of a deal decided by the Trump administration to drop its weak $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over... more
Hundreds attend anti-government rally in Israel 90.9%
Associated Press - 5/17/2026, 12:15 PM
Israel right now is pretty divided unfortunately. Um we have uh different sides that have very different agendas. Unfortunately to reach an equal point where everybody's happy seems to be pretty complicated these days. Hopefully the upcoming elections are going to heal us. We're going to have a change of regime. We're going to have a new... more