Duncan wrote: [Wed Jan 04 2006, 02:49:39PM EST] > Forget formal logic, it still "begs the question", in that it "begs > that the question be asked".
No, the reason you used the expression "begs the question" is because it sounds familiar to you. Otherwise you would have said something like "brings up the question." The fact is that "begs the question" is an expression with a particular meaning, and it shouldn't be confused with the sum of its parts. Regards, Aron -- Aron Griffis Gentoo Linux Developer
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