All right, now it's time for a new segment I'm doing in the twilight hours of my BPP time called Ways Trisha McKinney screwed up. McKINNEY: Mm-hmm. BURBANK: …there's always a special music. Okay, ...
We used the phrase “begs the question” a couple of times last week, as a way of saying that something “poses the question”. The objection to this is old-fashioned, because almost no one now uses ...
I took a Logic class my freshman year in college and could not then — or now — tell you the difference between a syllogism and a window sill. That confession of logical incompetence begs the question ...
WHILE we're on the subject of gay marriage, I'm often at a loss for a good example of the logical fallacy traditionally known as "begging the question" (petitio principii), which did not historically ...
Please do Dr. Ink a favor. Please stop using the phrase “begs the question.” Why? Because you are using it incorrectly. How does Doc know? Because he’s been using it incorrectly for years. Some ...