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**agiopwer** · 02-28-2008, 12:35 AM

Originally posted by Nostromo
I don't have a word, but an expression:

"To beg the question", which means "to assume the truth of the thing that is to be proved". A lot of people seem to think that it means "to raise the question" or "invite the obvious question" This is absurd.

02-28-2008, 12:35 AM	#20
agiopwer Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	Originally posted by Nostromo I don't have a word, but an expression: "To beg the question", which means "to assume the truth of the thing that is to be proved". A lot of people seem to think that it means "to raise the question" or "invite the obvious question" This is absurd.
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