This is a much more thoughtfully constructed article on the topic https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/beg-the-questi....
Language is a lot more nuanced than a freshman philosophy major’s Logic 101 textbook.
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