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That's not what "begs the question" means. The phrase you want is "suggests the question". "Begs the question" means "a circular argument".
by tjic 18y ago
That's not what "begs the question" means.
The phrase you want is "suggests the question".
"Begs the question" means "a circular argument".
- sachinag 18y ago"Raises the question" also works (although suggests is certainly more correct).
- makaimc 18y agoInteresting, thanks for the correction. I've been using that wrong for quite some time. There's even a whole Wikipedia article devoted to it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question