Begging the Question Usage
The cluster centers on debates about the correct meaning of 'begging the question' as a logical fallacy, versus its widespread misuse to mean 'raising the question', including praises for proper usage, corrections, and discussions on language evolution.
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Kudos for using begging the question correctly, rather than the popular usage as another way of saying raising the question.
If we like the stress implied in "begging", I think we can replace (mis)use of the form "this begs the question: ..." with "this begs us to ask: ..."
+1 for proper use of 'begging the question' :)
It's more helpful just to say s/begs the question/raises the question/ In most cases, that's what is really meant.
I prefer to avoid the expression "beg the question" it's misused so often that you can't guess reliably which meaning the speaker intended, (or which meaning the reader will assume).
Please don't write "begs the question" when you mean "raises the question". http://begthequestion.info/
Meh; it's just "begging the question" (the popular use of the phrase, not the pedantic "correct" use of the phrase [quotes because language evolves IMO] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question -- more info if you're interested)
You're not using ``begs the question'' properly.
+1 for the correct use of the phrase "begging the question."
That's the actual meaning of the phrase "begging the question."