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 ...

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 ...

WHILE we're on the subject of gay marriage, I'm often at a loss for a good example of the logical fallacy traditionally known as "begging the question" (petitio principii), which did not historically ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...