On 21 May 2012 03:39, "Steven D'Aprano" <st...@pearwood.info> wrote: > > boB Stepp wrote:
<snip> >> now on learning an IDE if it will save me time overall. IF it would be >> beneficial now to learn an IDE, then it begs the question > > > No it doesn't. It RAISES the question -- begging the question means to *assume the answer in the question*, and it is a logical fallacy. > > "Notepad is the best editor, because no other editor is as good as Notepad" is begging the question. Steven, I am a philospher of logic and mathematics. Everytime I encounter 'begs the question' used in the way which you here resist, a little piece inside me dies. Thanks for fighting the good fight! However, as I hear this on the BBC and CBC Radio, and read it in periodicals I think ought be edited by those who know better, I confess I feel the worthy battle is lost. As W.V.O. Quine said: We cannot stem the tide of linguistic change, but we can drag our feet. Best, Brian vdB
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