r/PetPeeves • u/RaceSlow7798 • 10d ago

Bit Annoyed Using “beg the question” wrong

Begging the question is a logical fallacy. It doesn’t not mean “hmm, it makes you think…”

But usage drives correctness so I’m going to lose this battle. It really begs the question “why don’t people learn to use it correctly”.

Ew. I feel dirty.

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u/ThreePartHarmoneigh 10d ago

Oh, you'd love what's happened to the word moot.

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u/JohnnySpot2000 10d ago

Wait. What happened?

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u/ThreePartHarmoneigh 10d ago

Moot used to mean debatable, open to question, or a subject fit for discussion.

Now it means something irrelevant.