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Re:Do not mistake a resilient global economy for populist su... by Epa095 on Friday January 09, 2026 @02:33AM (#46551019)
OT: I enjoyed seeing a dictionary-correct use of the term 'begging the question' in the wild :-)
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Re:Do not mistake a resilient global economy for populist su... by p-e-w on Friday January 09, 2026 @04:43AM (#46551910)
What other uses are there? I only know the phrase as a synonym for “assuming the conclusion”, i.e., a type of circular reasoning.
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Re:Do not mistake a resilient global economy for populist su... by Epa095 on Friday January 09, 2026 @05:12AM (#46552146)
People often use it instead of 'raises the question'. E.g "There was very little fallout to the Y2K bug, which begs the question: was the Y2K crisis real and well handled or not really a crisis at all?"

E.g https://hn.algolia.com/?q=%22begs+the+question%22

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Re:Do not mistake a resilient global economy for populist su... by p-e-w on Friday January 09, 2026 @05:37AM (#46552327)
Wow, now that you pointed this out, that interpretation actually makes far more sense than the “correct” one.
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