FWIW most usages of the phrase "begging the question" in modern English seem to mean what OP meant, rather than the classical meaning. Perhaps this is because t

FWIW most usages of the phrase "begging the question" in modern English seem to mean what OP meant, rather than the classical meaning. Perhaps this is because the classical meaning is based on a bizarre translation from Latin in the 16th century, leading to a very unintuitive phrasing in English: > The term was translated into English from Latin in the 16th century. The Latin version, petitio principii, "asking for the starting point", can be interpreted in different ways. Petitio (from peto), in the post-classical context in which the phrase arose, means assuming or postulating, but in the older classical sense means petition, request or beseeching. Principii, genitive of principium, means beginning, basis or premise (of an argument). Literally petitio principii means "assuming the premise" or "assuming the original point" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DThe_phrase_begging_the_question%2Cfor_%22assuming_the_conclusion%22.?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question#%3A%7E%3A...