Description: Any form of argument where the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises. Many people use the phrase âbegging the questionâ incorrectly when they use it to mean, âprompts one to ask the questionâ. That is NOT the correct usage. Begging the question is a form of circular reasoning. Logical Forms: Claim X assumes X is true.
Sulphur Emission Control Area. Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) or Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are sea areas in which stricter controls were established to minimize airborne emissions (SOx, NOx, ODS, VOC) from ships as defined by Annex VI of the 1997 MARPOL Protocol which came into effect in May 2005.
SEC stands for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC is a federal commission that resulted from the the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 enacted by Congress after the great depression.