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1 it begs the question
Общая лексика: здесь напрашивается вопрос (e.g. It begs the question of how these colleges got on to the list in the first place and suggests the government’s process for accrediting them is not up to scratch), напрашивается вопрос, отсюда напрашивается вопрос -
2 beg the question
употребляется не только в строгом значении petitio principii (т.е. подмена доказательства исходной посылкой), но и в более широком смысле, см. примеры:1. Beg the question - assume (usually unjustifiably) the truth of the matter that is in question (A.S. Hornby).
2. You're begging the question. — Вы уходите от ответа/от моего вопроса. Это ничего не доказывает.
3. This still begs the question as to whether... — Однако остается открытым/без ответа вопрос о том...
4. the danger that the question may be begged — опасность ничего не значащего/банального ответа
The English annotation is below. (English-Russian) > beg the question
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3 beg the question
•• Beg the question assume (usually unjustifiably) the truth of the matter that is in question (A.S. Hornby).
•• Это выражение есть во всех более или менее полных словарях, и тем не менее оно часто ставит в тупик переводчиков. Дело в том, что в литературе и обиходной речи оно часто употребляется не только в строгом значении petitio principii (т.е. подмена доказательства исходной посылкой), но и в более широком смысле. You’re begging the question. – Вы уходите от ответа/от моего вопроса. Это ничего не доказывает. This still begs the question as to whether... – Однако остается открытым/без ответа вопрос о том... А вот такой «ребус» из Webster’s: the danger that the question may be begged. Может быть, опасность ничего не значащего/банального ответа.
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4 to beg the question
1) считать (какой-л.) вопрос заранее решённым, не требующим доказательствThis proposal begs the question of who is going to pay for the new building. — В связи с этим предложением возникает вопрос: кто будет платить за новое здание?
См. также в других словарях:
begs\ the\ question — Traditionally, this meant that the speaker was assuming that which was to be proved; it now is used to mean raises the question, or the following question is begging to be asked. The fact that Jack recently has been spending so much time with… … Dictionary of american slang
begs\ the\ question — Traditionally, this meant that the speaker was assuming that which was to be proved; it now is used to mean raises the question, or the following question is begging to be asked. The fact that Jack recently has been spending so much time with… … Dictionary of american slang
begs the question — suggests this question, leaves this question unanswered That s a fine idea, said the Head Mouse, but it begs the question: Which one of us will put the bell on the cat? … English idioms
begging the question — The procedure of assuming what is at issue in an argument. Although the charge is commonly made, there is no logical definition of those kinds of argument that beg the question. In the widest sense, any valid argument might be thought to beg the… … Philosophy dictionary
beg the question — 1. if a statement or situation begs the question, it causes you to ask a particular question. It s all very well talking about extra staff but it rather begs the question of how we re going to pay for them. 2. if something that someone says begs… … New idioms dictionary
Begging the question — Bust of Aristotle, whose Prior Analytics contained an early discussion of this fallacy. Begging the question (or petitio principii, assuming the initial point ) is a type of logical fallacy in which the proposition to be proven is assumed… … Wikipedia
beg the question — means, strictly speaking, to question an unproved assumption that is used as the basis for an argument. For example, to ask ‘why do you listen to that rubbish?’ begs the question when the quality of the music is the point at issue. In general use … Modern English usage
beg the question — verb a) To engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii). The objection is that the argument begs the question, meaning that the premise, that God has all the virtues, assumes the conclusion, that God is benevolent. b) … Wiktionary
beg the question — 1) to make you want to know the answer to a particular question If she got caught stealing money and she s still here, it begs the question: What would she have to do to get fired? 2) formal to discuss a problem, issue, or fact as if it… … English dictionary
beg the question — phrasal 1. to pass over or ignore a question by assuming it to be established or settled 2. to elicit a question logically as a reaction or response < the quarterback s injury begs the question of who will start in his place > … New Collegiate Dictionary
To beg the question — Beg Beg, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begging}.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. {Bid}, v. t.); or cf. beghard, beguin.] 1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
