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This is a pedantic point no longer worth fighting for but "begs the question" means something is a circular argument, and not "this raises the question" https:
by andoando 10mo ago
This is a pedantic point no longer worth fighting for but "begs the question" means something is a circular argument, and not "this raises the question"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question
- amrocha 10mo agoNo it doesn’t. The meaning of that phrase has changed. Almost nobody uses the original meaning anymore. Update your dictionary.