Everyone does language prescriptivism, just at different levels, and smites others about it with devastating twitter fire. It is part of the Wheel of Drama
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"presuming the conclusion" is not that much less concise and a great deal clearer since its meaning is compositional.
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"assuming the premise" is the version I've always heard that actually makes it make sense
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yes: you don't get to change the tool I'm using and turn it into a bowl of jello and say *I* should be more flexible
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I learn something new every day.
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I will fight to the death for proper “disinterest”. I mean, if I’m still alive after the seige of “parameter.” On the other hand, “begging the question” is a swamp the unwashed can have.
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