"begging the question" means to assume the truth of the proposition you are arguing for in the process of arguing for it.
You seem to instead mean something like "prompts the question" or "brings to mind the question"
You seem to instead mean something like "prompts the question" or "brings to mind the question"
Language is a lot more nuanced than a freshman philosophy major’s Logic 101 textbook.
"literally"'s conversion to meaning its opposite represents a loss of meaning in the language; expressiveness dulling into useless ambiguity.
"begs the question" isn't a term that expresses the underlying idea effectively, it merely indicates a failing attempt to sound educated.
In either case, I prefer to educate people on how to use language less dismally. This does make me a pedant.
I prefer this discussion of the meaning of the term: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2290