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"begs the question"
Sigh... I've got past the point of shouting at the BBC when they misuse "begs the question" (a hint - every time they use it... it's in the wrong context). I think the phrase will be lost to legitimate usage before long. The problem with language evolving in these arbitrary ways is that if I should ever say "Well, yes, but your argument begs the question!" people will ask "What question?". It's not a zero-sum game.
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