(09-11-2014, 03:05 PM)stupac2 link Wrote:[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=10603.msg97953#msg97953 date=1410472809]That's not entirely correct. Begging the question is a form of circular logic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question
And a square is a rectangle, but you can explain the difference between the two. Which part of my illustration wasn't actually correct?
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ooh ooh ooh! along these lines, can one of you folks who are smarter than me please clarify for me the meaning of the word "moot"?
the dictionary says that "moot" means "subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty, and typically not admitting of a final decision." So something that is moot is worthy of debate, correct?
The reason I ask is that as a youngster, this Saturday Night Live sketch (Jesse Jackson on "The Question Is Moot") introduced me to the word "moot." And in this sketch, "moot" is being used to signify something that is irrelevant and not even worth discussing or debating. So does this sketch misuse the word "moot"?
https://myspace.com/skippythebold/video/...t/10783207
(I'm posting the link since embedding the video is not going very well)