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.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Claim. to ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due. 2  Claim. to proclaim. 3  Claim. to call or name. 4  Claim. to assert; to maintain. 5  Claim(verb) to be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim. Claim(noun) a demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact.