"To beg the question" means to assume the answer or conclusion in the premise of an argument. It refers to circular reasoning where an argument's conclusion is already assumed to be true without providing evidence or valid reasoning to support it.
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These things happen in this profession which
begs the question as to why anyone would want to take on the job.
Of course, that
begs the question about why your test did not follow the approved curriculum that is presently in place.
Pretty meaningless assessment, other than
begging the question if that's what it takes why haven't Stoke won the PL several times?
I appreciate your respectful tone and sharing of information, however, I feel compelled to respond because I am not
simply begging these questions to be contrary or controversial.
That
fact begs the question: Is blogging a book still as effective a publishing strategy in 2017 as it was in 2010?
Your
statement begs the question... Why put up a billboard in order to claim a «non belief» and in the process point specifically to others who do?
Although this requirement isn't likely to begin until sometime in 2011, the
decision begs the question of whether establishing the low minimum requirement is necessary.
His greatest asset is his motor and intensity on D, which
obviously begs the question, can he maintain that level of intensity with more minutes?
The group's established
success begs the question — will they be getting the band back together to perform songs off a new album?
I think part of the issue here is that you
're begging the question about whether general problem solving strategies can help students solve very diverse problems.
The article's
insight begs the question: should more publishers be reaching out to customers in this way, returning to the days of the publisher selling directly to readers?
For whatever reason, though, his excellence in the latter
games begs the question as to why he couldn't do anything in the first two games.