> Begging the question is an informal logical fallacy Usage dictates meaning. More people use and understand 'begs the question' in the GP's context than in th

> Begging the question is an informal logical fallacy Usage dictates meaning. More people use and understand 'begs the question' in the GP's context than in the logical fallacy context. Few members of the public could even tell you what an 'informal logical fallacy' is (even the idea of it without that specific label). Edit: your own wikipedia link even points out this same point, at the end in the Modern Usage section.