Meaning of 'Beg the question'
What does the saying 'Beg the question' mean?
Idiom: Beg the question
Meaning:
In philosophy "to beg the question" is to assume something to be true that has not yet been proved.
I have seen the idiom also to mean that a question is crying out to be asked.
Country: International English |
Subject Area: General |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
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