more begging of the question.

[Michael H Covarrubias]

Wednesday: Senator Bill Nelson D-Florida, heard on C-SPAN.

"...the question is begged to be answered."

I'm not sure I even understand how he thinks this sentence makes sense. But
perhaps now when someone 'begs the question' it's because the answer is in
control of whether or not it can be answered.

"Please be answered!" we might plead of especially difficult questions.

Michael Covarrubias

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   English Language & Linguistics
   Purdue University
   mcovarru at purdue.edu

   web.ics.purdue.edu/~mcovarru
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