alt Hacker NewsIt doesn't beg the question, it raises it. Begging the question is a type of logical fallacy in which you assume the truth of your conclusion. It doesn't mean something "begs for the question to be asked."
I have no idea why this incorrect use of the term drives me so nuts; however, you'd think a blog post about English words and Wordle wouldn't make this mistake.
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Ericson2314 • yesterday at 10:34 PM
I think the idea was NYT was trying to imply they were running out.
To me, "begging the question" doesn't mean assuming the conclusion in particular, it just means that some of the premises used are less obvious than they are being passed off as. Assuming the conclusion is merely an especially egregious form of that.
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I agree with you. But it's clear that "begging the question" is going the way of "literally," and there's (sadly) nothing we can do about it.
I suppose some time in the future, someone will invent a new phrase meaning "assuming your conclusion".