Beg the Question

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Begging the Question: A form of circular reasoning in which the conclusion is
the same as the premise, therefore nothing is proved.

The term is commonly misused by reporters and commentators to substitute for 'raises the question'. Presumably this incorrect usage is designed to impress the listener/viewer with the fact that the commentator is highly educated while proving otherwise. That raises the question; why are our commentators so ignorant?

Reporters and expert opinion peddlers hang out with politicians a lot, so that could explain it.

Click on the title for a tedious excursion into the evidence for the above claims.
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