Dont you beleeve in evolving english. people use "beg the question" alot and it should be common. ur silly to think sum thing else. The lagnauge changes all the time. Just s33 text messaging as an example.
On a serious note. Whenever I have a dispute with my friends about something grammatical (usually an argument about catachresis) we turn to the Oxford English Dictionary. We have decided that the OED will be the arbiter of our disputes. So, that said, begging the question is a logical fallacy and any other use is incorrect (and annoying as hell).
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Dont you beleeve in evolving english. people use "beg the question" alot and it should be common. ur silly to think sum thing else. The lagnauge changes all the time. Just s33 text messaging as an example. On a serious note. Whenever I have a dispute with my friends about something grammatical (usually an argument about catachresis) we turn to the Oxford English Dictionary. We have decided that the OED will be the arbiter of our disputes. So, that said, begging the question is a logical fallacy and any other use is incorrect (and annoying as hell).
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