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		mikorym on July 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Editorial board of Index and more than 70 staff me... Why do people read the Guardian and the New York Times? Or are these just illustrative? By the way: > The question begs itself Rather: This invites the question. Begging the question is assuming the conclusion in a circular argument. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

mikorym on July 27, 2020 [–]

Ah, always nice to be downvoted. But if you say "this begs the question" it may be a common thing to say, but it is also incorrect.

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