PetiTio PrinciPii

1) "Dear Friend, a man who has studied law to its highest degree is a brilliant lawyer, for a brilliant lawyer has studied law to its highest degree."

2) "There are many juvenile delinquents because many juveniles break the law, and the reason so many juveniles break the law is that they are juvenile delinquents."

Petitio principii in Latin means “begging the question”. In English means “avoiding the argument” or “going around the argument”.