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Re:Editorial board of Index and more than 70 staff members r... by mikorym on Friday July 24, 2020 @10:11AM (#23939710)
Why do people read the Guardian and the New York Times? Or are these just illustrative?

By the way:

> The question begs itself

Rather: This invites the question.

Begging the question is assuming the conclusion in a circular argument. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

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Re:Editorial board of Index and more than 70 staff members r... by mikorym on Monday July 27, 2020 @05:28AM (#23963508)
Ah, always nice to be downvoted. But if you say "this begs the question" it may be a common thing to say, but it is also incorrect.
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