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Begging the question is a specific logical fallacy which does not apply in this case.
by jshevek 6y ago
Begging the question is a specific logical fallacy which does not apply in this case.
- jfk13 6y agoAnd to insist that "begging the question" refers to a specific logical fallacy is to ignore well-established present-day vernacular usage. In everyday discussion, pedantry rarely helps. In this case, it was pretty obvious what was meant. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/beg-the-question https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/beg-the-questi...