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It wouldn't be the Internet if someone didn't bring this up. As far as absuses of the phrase go, I say that this is a fine instance of "assuming of the premise
by jbarciauskas 17y ago
It wouldn't be the Internet if someone didn't bring this up. As far as absuses of the phrase go, I say that this is a fine instance of "assuming of the premise", as opposed to the common misuse, which is as a synonym for "raises the question". One article regarding the phrase states, "One of the most common fallacies of assumption is called begging the question. Here the arguer assumes what he should be proving." The arguer here assumes that there is a science to management in his argument that entrepreneurship is potentially an application of management science. However, I contend that the arguer's assumption is misplaced and first the arguer should be proving that the scientific method is applicable to management in the first place.
You can argue that I am misapplying the phrase, but I certainly understand what it means and used it based on the above understanding. Furthermore, I don't think my attempt at communication failed: I am fairly certain you and every other reader of my comment understood the point I was making, which is ultimately the goal of the written word, no?