Beg the question

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii).

2.verbTo sidestep or fail to address a question.

3.verbTo raise or prompt a question.

"Three people were hurt in the fire at the warehouse last night, which begs the question: what were they doing there in the first place?"

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