20080129

Begging the Question?

by Jack

Sometimes small things drive me crazy, so I'll blow off some steam in six sentences. To all you professional talking heads out there, "BEGS THE QUESTION" IS NOT THE SAME AS "RAISES THE QUESTION." They have entirely different meanings. If something "raises the question," it demands that the question be asked. An argument that "begs the question" is using circular logic (huh?). Go look it up!!!

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Jack wants you to look it up.