>
>No! No! Arrrrggggggg! Improper use of begging the question. Begging the
>question refers
>to circular reasoning and stands alone. No question follows begging the
>question. All of
>this _raises_ some questions . . . etc. Wikipedia: Begging the question means
>“assuming
>the conclusion (of an argument)", a type of circular reasoning. This is an
>informal
>fallacy where the conclusion that one is attempting to prove is included in
>the initial
>premise of an argument, often in an indirect way that conceals this fact.
>
The best example of circular reasoning I can think of is Jean Paul
Sartre's "Being and Nothingness", where the purpose of the book seemed to be to
prove it's own thesis.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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