Please do Dr. Ink a favor. Please stop using the phrase “begs the question.” Why? Because you are using it incorrectly. How does Doc know? Because he’s been using it incorrectly for years. Some ...

I took a Logic class my freshman year in college and could not then — or now — tell you the difference between a syllogism and a window sill. That confession of logical incompetence begs the question ...

The word "irony" is often used incorrectly. To explain the proper usage, I went to the website called IsItIronic.com. I came away more confused than ever about how to describe it. That is irony, I ...

Years ago I wrote in this space that I don’t recall ever hearing someone use “beg the question” to mean “raise the question.” A blogger stumbled across the column and deemed my assertion highly ...

The word "irony" is often used incorrectly. To explain the proper usage, I went to the website called IsItIronic.com. I came away more confused than ever about how to describe it. That is irony, I ...

I heard Monday from a reader who had a question about the expression “that begs the question.” He wrote: “I may have just missed it along the line somewhere but I’ve been following your writing for a ...

We would like to extend qualified support for the government’s move to prohibit begging in some areas of the capital. There is some evidence to suggest that cracking down on this kind of pretty ...