On 06/30/2015 04:13 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Tue, 2015-06-30 at 17:11 -0600, jd1008 wrote:
>>> So, it begs the question:
>> (that's not what "begs the question" means)
> For my case it does cause me to ask : The conundrum of my situation
> does indeed lead me to ask that question.
> If you think it does not mean that - then please enlighten everyone
> as to what it means :) :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question
*nod*
The phrase "begs the question" refers to a logical fallacy. In this
context, the question was not "begged," it was "raised."