Photo 1 of 13. Humans like to think of themselves as a faithful species, but when it comes to true fidelity, many other animals offer better examples of how to keep a relationship together.
In fact, begging the question is often considered a type of circular reasoning. Begging the question is similar to the complex question (also known as trick question or fallacy of many questions): a question that, to be valid, requires the truth of another question that has not been established.
4. to take: the accident claimed four lives. n. 5. an assertion of a right; a demand for something as due. 6. an assertion of something as true, real, or factual: he made claims for his innocence. 7. a right or just title to something; basis for demand: a claim to fame. 8. lay claim to stake a claim to to assert one's possession of or right to.