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Fairly well way off topic, apologies in advance, but this is interesting, to me anyway. This is the only example I've seen in recent years of the use of the ph
by TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
Fairly well way off topic, apologies in advance, but this is interesting, to me anyway.
This is the only example I've seen in recent years of the use of the phrase begging the question that strictly adheres to a technical definition of the term.[1]
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question
- nostrademons 8y agoAnimats's point could easily have been rephrased in a way that avoids the "begging the question" fallacy, though: "Six Flags has a legitimate business interest in ensuring that unlimited-use season passes are used by only the person they are issued to. Of the various ways to identify a person, a fingerprint scan was judged the most convenient, particularly for a water park where people may not want to bring their wallet & ID." Then the conclusion is not assumed by any of the premises, and yet many people (though perhaps not all) would agree with both premises.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoYes, of course, I agree. I didn’t mean to comment on Animats’ comment, just that philipov’s usage of the term was technically correct.