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rather than this usage being unclear, i think the muddiness is more about the original concept becoming more difficult to reference- it has a name, but that nam
by smegsicle 4y ago
rather than this usage being unclear, i think the muddiness is more about the original concept becoming more difficult to reference- it has a name, but that name now refers to a much less subtle concept
- goolulusaurs 4y ago"assuming the conclusion" is a much better way to refer to the original concept, IMO.
- SantalBlush 4y agoI get it, it's like when someone mentions a slippery slope: are they talking about a fallacy, or a surface I can slide down?
- Cpoll 4y ago> Based on the context Personally speaking, it's not always easy to tell which "begging the question" someone means from context. I often have to stop and ask "hold on, do they mean the premise assumes the conclusion?" (And all the worse for me if they just mean "brings up the question", because I'll spend a minute making sure I'm not just missing the fallacy). In that sense, it's not quite the same as "slippery slope," which doesn't get used literally much anyway.