[shhrubbery!]

it’s a pet peeve of mine. “Begging the question” has nothing to do with raising a question. It’s a logical fallacy similar to circular reasoning.

It's a pet peeve of mine too.

The correct phrase in this case would be "raising the question," not "begging the question."

But I guess some talking heads think "begging the question" sounds better.

One talking head who seems to have learned the distinction is, suprisingly, Sean Hannity.

[doc1019]

I always thought that the phrase “begging the question” was to pose a question that should have been asked but wasn’t?