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  1. Re:Does this have universal implications? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Galactic Traffic Patterns

    Let me be the first to give you this link:
    http://begthequestion.info/

  2. No, it raises the question by Xanni · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Making Content More Valuable or Stealing Revenue?

    Maybe a slash coder could add something to red-flag Slashdot editors when the phrase "begs the question" appears in a summary?

    http://begthequestion.info/

  3. Re:Accessibility of ODF by JerkBoB · · Score: 4, Informative · on MA To Adopt Short-Term Plug-in Strategy for ODF
    This article begs other questions too:

    No, it doesn't. It raises other questions, though.

    http://begthequestion.info/
  4. Re:Blizzard's got some house-cleaning to do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on No Same Sex Marriage In World of Warcraft?

    http://begthequestion.info/

  5. Re:OSS is gaining momentum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Taiwanese Parliament votes Against Microsoft

    Which begs the question...

    No, it doesn't.

  6. Re:Kudos to WINE by Pete · · Score: 1 · on WINE Still Vulnerable to WMF Exploit
    ajs318:
    Begging a question is bringing up a question!

    Begging for a question, perhaps. But begging the question is another thing.

    You're welcome. :-)

  7. Re:Whats left? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on New Mammal Species Found in Borneo

    It does not "beg the question" at all; it _raises_ it. Sorry.

  8. For God's sake people... by Darth_Mehal · · Score: 1 · on Report Claims Men More Intelligent Than Women

    ...PLEASE stop abusing the phrase "Begs the question."
    Wrong: This simply begs the question of what use IQ tests are if they don't predict anything in the real world."

    Question begging when you have an argument that uses circular reasoning. For example:
    God exists because the Bible says He does.
    The Bible is right because God wrote it.
    Therefore, God exists.
    http://begthequestion.info/ Please please please, say something like "prompts the question."

  9. Re:It is interesting that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Exploits Circulating for Latest Windows Holes

    From http://begthequestion.info/ --

    'The phrase "begging the question", or "petitio principii" in Latin, refers to the "question" in a formal debate -- that is, the issue being debated. In such a debate, one side may ask the other side to concede certain points in order to speed up the proceedings. To "beg" the question is to ask that the very point at issue be conceded, which is of course illegitimate.'

  10. In a related story by krgallagher · · Score: 4, Interesting · on Monkeys Don't Like Macs
    "Which begs the question -- do only monkeys use windows, or can even monkeys tell macs aren't worth bothering with?""

    March to end "Beg The Question" abuse

    But seriously isn't this FlameBait?