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I'd like to tell you about my pet. He's a peeve named "beg."
I most often see the term "begging the question" used in the manner above, where it's used to mean "forcing the question" or "implying the question." In fact, "begging the question" has nothing to do with that. To "beg" the question means to avoid the question, and is an oft-used logical fallacy. For example:
[u]Begging the Question[/u]
Politician A: How do you explain your missing campaign funds?
Politician B: Who are you to be talking about missing campaign funds?
[u]NOT Begging the Question[/u]
Politician A: I like to rape ferrets.
Politician B: How is that physically possible?
I hope this has cleared some things up for y'all.
Oh, I'm glad you found this site, too; your comics are decent.
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