Comments on: Begging the Question

By: inhistiming

inhistiming — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:44:14 +0000

Hmmmm…..maybe it goes back to the word beget. In the bible when the authors are writing about which people gave birth to which, they will say “Adam beget Cain” and so forth…..the child came from his father. “Begging the question” reminds me of this. It brings forth another question. Just my thoughts!

By: Dennis Mack21

Dennis Mack21 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:03:50 +0000

THE QUESTION IS JUST LIKE THE SKY WE ALL NEED THE SUN WE ALL BEG ONE TIME OR ANOTHER , THE CALL IN YOUR( HEART)BEG.

By: mitenotlikeit

mitenotlikeit — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:00:12 +0000

This is an outstanding article. “Of course, this is all the more confusing because a conclusion that begs the question does in fact often invite questioning of its underlying assumption.” I give this a perfect score. Nice foot work Daryl L. L. Houston.

By: pix & kardz

pix & kardz — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:52:08 +0000

how about this one – i heard this from a piano teacher 100 years ago, more or less, and never forgot it:

major premise: no cat has two tails.
minor premise: one cat has one more tail than no cat.
conclusion: therefore one cat has two tails.

hadn’t thought about that one in a long time. thanks for begging the question.

By: pix & kardz

pix & kardz — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:45:07 +0000

oops – the ‘stop censorship’ ribbon was covering the words as i typed them on my cell phone so i didn’t notice the typo. should say: that may help.

By: jakesprinter

jakesprinter — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:06:16 +0000

Simple way of respect nice entry

By: pix & kardz

pix & kardz — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:15:20 +0000

Suggestion: zoom your browser view. Thst may help.

By: Daryl L. L. Houston

Daryl L. L. Houston — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:45:48 +0000

Thanks for this feedback, John. I’d love to see a redesign as well, and we’ve discussed it recently — just haven’t settled yet on a new theme for the site.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:12:03 +0000

I immediately though of my logic class in college and the common fallacies…lol. Then that is where you took it.

By: smkelly8

smkelly8 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:49:20 +0000

At last I feel on firm ground with this phrase.