BEGTHEQUESTION

beg the question

Verb

  1. To engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii).
  2. To sidestep or fail to address a question.
  3. To raise or prompt a question.
    Three people were hurt in the fire at the warehouse last night, which begs the question: what were they doing there in the first place?


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