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There is no way that a barrister in 1795 or 1805, etc. would use "begs the question" that way.
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That one's often flagged up to use only in a legal context as some tend to misunderstand the meaning. But why wouldn't a barrister then use that phrase? It's from Latin after all. (Or, you mean they wouldn't get it wrong then. No, I guess not.)
My favourite pet hate is 'centres around'/'centers around'. You can't centre around, you can only centre
on. BBC News gets this wrong all the time.