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The phrase "begging the question" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in discussions about logical fallacies, where an argument assumes the truth of what it is trying to prove.
Example: "His argument is flawed because it is begging the question; he assumes that the conclusion is true without providing evidence."
Alternatives: "circular reasoning" or "assuming the conclusion."
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begging the question
verb
Present participle of beg the question
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Otherwise, one is simply begging the question.
"You're begging the question," he said.
That's begging the question rather than answering it.
Later, however, begging the question came to mean circular reasoning, or circulus in probando.
Begging the question: could the sinners of today's cinema instead be the saviors?
In "Begging the Question," he argues that such disclosures would degrade the complexity of his beliefs.
Begging the question: why did the industry survey get the results it did?
But when your editorial claims that "there is almost no voting fraud in America," that's begging the question.
It seems likely that Evans will play professionally again, begging the question: where is the moral line drawn in football?
None of that, of course, bodes well for reducing skiers' carbon footprint, begging the question: Can luxury and green mix?
But he realized that this would be begging the question, since his consulting the machine would be a tacit admission that he did in fact trust the machine.
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