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andoandolast Sunday at 7:05 PM1 replyview on HN

This is a pedantic point no longer worth fighting for but "begs the question" means something is a circular argument, and not "this raises the question"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question


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amrochalast Monday at 3:47 AM

No it doesn’t. The meaning of that phrase has changed. Almost nobody uses the original meaning anymore. Update your dictionary.