Yay! They Didn’t Beg!
rogersgeorge on April 30th, 2023
“Begging the question” is an expression misused often enough that I need to celebrate when someone doesn’t make the goof. Begging the question is a logical falacy of using the thing you want to prove as evidence of the proof. Do a search in the search box on the right for more info and some bad examples.
Here’s a correct usage:
The news prompts the question: Will Delaware be next?
The news prompts the question: Will Delaware be next?
The writer uses “prompts” instead of “begs.” Here’s a link to the article, though the article itself doesn’t have that headline: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2023/03/16/sheetz-is-coming-to-elkton-approaching-delaware-and-wawa
Here’s a picture that goes with the headline:
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