Comments on: “Wyld Stallyons” @ Spaceland, March 18: The Speculation Grows http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/02/29/wyld-stallyons-spaceland-march-18-the-speculation-grows/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ryan http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/02/29/wyld-stallyons-spaceland-march-18-the-speculation-grows/comment-page-1/#comment-232289 Ryan Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:15:43 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/02/29/wyld-stallyons-spaceland-march-18-the-speculation-grows/#comment-232289 Be that as it may I'm not ruling out Macy Gray. Be that as it may I’m not ruling out Macy Gray.

]]> By: Tommie Moonshine http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/02/29/wyld-stallyons-spaceland-march-18-the-speculation-grows/comment-page-1/#comment-232270 Tommie Moonshine Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:24:28 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/02/29/wyld-stallyons-spaceland-march-18-the-speculation-grows/#comment-232270 Let's end the speculation. I can confirm 100% that it's in fact the Bravery. Let’s end the speculation. I can confirm 100% that it’s in fact the Bravery.

]]> By: Wrongshore http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/02/29/wyld-stallyons-spaceland-march-18-the-speculation-grows/comment-page-1/#comment-232193 Wrongshore Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:39:36 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/02/29/wyld-stallyons-spaceland-march-18-the-speculation-grows/#comment-232193 Is the question begged? To "beg the question", sadly is a phrase which doesn't actually mean what it sounds like, which is to "raise the question." And while in many cases it's tempting to just use a non-standard phrasing because it's simple and it works, the original meaning of "beg the question" is worth keeping around. (Does it really matter whether "comprise" means "constitute" or "include"? Probably not.) In logic and rhetoric, to "beg the question" is to assume your conclusion in your premises. An example via begthequestion.info: <blockquote>A simple example would be "I think he is unattractive because he is ugly." The adjective "ugly" does not explain why the subject is "unattractive" -- they virtually amount to the same subjective meaning, and the proof is merely a restatement of the premise. The sentence has begged the question.</blockquote> Of course, there are much more pernicious uses of question-begging arguments. <a href="http://atheism.about.com/od/logicalfallacies/a/beggingquestion_3.htm" rel="nofollow">Arresting suspects in the War on Terror</a> not because there is evidence of their misdeeds but because <i>if they did something bad</i>, it could hurt a lot of people, is a sad and relevant example. Is the question begged? To “beg the question”, sadly is a phrase which doesn’t actually mean what it sounds like, which is to “raise the question.” And while in many cases it’s tempting to just use a non-standard phrasing because it’s simple and it works, the original meaning of “beg the question” is worth keeping around. (Does it really matter whether “comprise” means “constitute” or “include”? Probably not.)

In logic and rhetoric, to “beg the question” is to assume your conclusion in your premises. An example via begthequestion.info:

A simple example would be “I think he is unattractive because he is ugly.” The adjective “ugly” does not explain why the subject is “unattractive” — they virtually amount to the same subjective meaning, and the proof is merely a restatement of the premise. The sentence has begged the question.

Of course, there are much more pernicious uses of question-begging arguments. Arresting suspects in the War on Terror not because there is evidence of their misdeeds but because if they did something bad, it could hurt a lot of people, is a sad and relevant example.

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