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- noun Plural form of
beg . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
beg .
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Examples
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The title begs the question: Is it the artists who are
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“My captain begs to know why the Knight-Priests are in formation.”
The Gauntlet Thrown Chapter Thirty Seven xcpublishing 2009
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No big surprise there, but the question it begs is this: Is the price tag on these homes too high?
May 2008 2008
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Which again begs the question of why we give hate a chance with military solutions rather than cooperation and development (and possibly wider use of marijuana).
The Macroeconomics of Love: A Valentine’s Day Analysis - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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No big surprise there, but the question it begs is this: Is the price tag on these homes too high?
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“Fine tuning” is not only a metaphor, but the use of the expression begs the question since it assumes that we already know that something like tuning has taken place, which is precisely what the argument is about.
Templeton and Skeptics Sean 2008
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The only one of the traditional arguments for God that is widely used today is the teleological argument, sometimes called the Argument from Design although - since the name begs the question of its validity - it should better be called the Argument for Design.
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I have no idea if there's a connection here, but it again begs more questions.
02/10/2005 2005
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Which again begs the questions: in private business there has been a freeze on wages as well, would state employees give up some of their protections for more pay?
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You use the phrase begs the question when people are hoping you won't notice that their reasons for coming to a conclusion aren't valid.
J-Source - Articles 2010
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