Re: USAGE: -ic(al) Re: [CONLANG] Most developed conlang

Stevo wrote:
>
> Roger Mills Wrote:
> >  modern misuse of "beg the
> > question" is probably too recent to have made
> > it into a dictionary.
> >
>
> What is the intended meaning of this modern misuse?
>
> stevo   </HTML>

"Begging the question" is an error in logical reasoning,
meaning that one's reasoning has circled around to now
include the original premise he was trying to prove.
"The earth is round because of A. A is true because of
B. B is true because of C. C is true because the earth
is round." I'm begging the question.

But in recent years, people have begun to use the term
"beg the question" to simply mean "that brings to mind
a related question."

Heard on a radio show:

Preacher: "So as soon as I walked into the speakeasy,
she jumped up and slapped me."
Host: "Now that begs the question, What were you doing
in a speakeasy in the first place?"

--Ph. D.

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