@okayderek_ @helenoftroyius @existentialcoms haha... believe that's called "doin' irony" round these parts
If someone says "begs the question", and you just have to point out the formal definition, you've committed the "pretentious douche" fallacy
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@existentialcoms I want to commit the "pretentious douche" fallacy ALL THE TIMES.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms exactly. I never got the technical definition, it seemed to rely on itself to be understoodThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms @helenoftroyius agree, but ffs, the real meaning of "begging the question" is equally important.... so what do we call that -
@existentialcoms @helenoftroyius τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι seems a bit obtuse imo - 1 more reply
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@okayderek_@existentialcoms which begs the question, should we always yield bad translations to the bad translators?
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@existentialcoms @replicakill no, they did that in the 1st place.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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