From: Matt the Enraged Endorphin (mpkundert@students.wisc.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:58:53 GMT
DMB complained:
Further, my complaint about incomprehensible solipsism was not address to
this issue.
It was addressed to Matt's use of the word to mean the use of a premise with
which he disagrees. This is the definition that nobody will ever find in any
dictionary and that's why I said it defies the english language.
Matt:
Whew! Its a good thing I never said that 'begging the question' simply
amounted to disagreeing with premises and that I'd be using it that way.
Again, its more specific than that. When a person draws a conclusion that
they think you should have to logically agree with, but it hinges on a
premise you don't accept, then they are begging the question i.e. you can't
answer the question because the premises are already stacked against you.
Matt
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