‘A breath of fresh air’, ‘love is like a rose’, and ‘slept like a baby’, are all phrases that are immediately recognized as problematic clichés. Many words and phrases in the english language have either lost their original meaning, or have been replaced with something new and, at times, inappropriate. A classic example that will be looked at during the next four hundred and fifty words is one of Aristotle’s thirteen fallacies; “begging the question.” Begging the question is a fallacy in which a type of rationalizing implicates an answer to a question with an equally questionable reply. However, it is being used today so that “beg” can be replaced with “raise”; raising the question, which totally alters the original meaning. Because of this, it must be determined whether or not begging the question has lost its uniqueness of text and has become just another problematic cliche of the english language.
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"Begging the question" is an old english phrase that applies to an argumentative fallacy that is “circular in nature.” Begging the Question vs. Raising the Question: Understanding a commonly misused phrase (HubPages) The circular nature is due to the conclusion of the argument being assumed while the conclusion is found in the original basis of the argument. For example; “She thinks that he is unattractive because he is ugly.” The adjective "ugly" does not elaborate as to why the subject is "unattractive" because it implicitly amounts to the same meaning with the restatement of the thesis being the proof. therefore being circular in nature. However, if raised the question is used instead, it would suggest that someone would want another question to follow up with the original question, therefore being continuous and not
"Begging the question" is an old english phrase that applies to an argumentative fallacy that is “circular in nature.” Begging the Question vs. Raising the Question: Understanding a commonly misused phrase (HubPages) The circular nature is due to the conclusion of the argument being assumed while the conclusion is found in the original basis of the argument. For example; “She thinks that he is unattractive because he is ugly.” The adjective "ugly" does not elaborate as to why the subject is "unattractive" because it implicitly amounts to the same meaning with the restatement of the thesis being the proof. therefore being circular in nature. However, if raised the question is used instead, it would suggest that someone would want another question to follow up with the original question, therefore being continuous and not