Let's redefine "Begs the question" to legitimize common misuse ("suggests follow on question"). Who's with me? #DownWithIdiomNazis
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fine, but you must supply a replacement for the original definition.
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"mu" or "undermines the premises" or "circular reasoning"... plenty of good substitutes.
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none of those are the same as begging the question. Maybe, “hiding the conclusion in the premises”? Yuck.
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