Comments on: Begging The Question (From Midair)

By: Vart

Vart — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:13:49 +0000

My all time favorite “begs the question” moment that has happened so many times I’ve lost count is the incorrect use of the term ironic. Every time someone I talk to or hear about on television use ironic in the wrong situation I just cringe.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:34:43 +0000

My favorite celebrity dumbley: I’ve heard that, well into adulthood, Cher believed Mount Rushmore was a natural formation.

By: Steve P

Steve P — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:25:08 +0000

‘The fallacy of petitio principii, or “begging the question”, is committed “when a proposition which requires proof is assumed without proof.”‘

Or, every Bill Simmons article of the last 2 years.

By: Mike in Hawaii(ABR)

Mike in Hawaii(ABR) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:30:51 +0000

Well, I should mention he was from south central LA, his name was Carlos, and he had most certainly had tacos a time or two in his life.

After hearing about your childhood, I would say I wish I had grown up on a farm. However, just looking at peoples Farmville updates fatigues me to such a point I can’t imagine playing that game for fun, much less in real life.

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By: NMarkW

NMarkW — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:26:49 +0000

Mike – Believe it or not but I probably didn’t eat spaghetti until I was in 5th or 6th grade. I grew up out in the country, my parents thought spaghetti noodles and anything ‘Italian” was a poor man’s food. We had fresh beef, pork, chicken and fresh or frozen veggies almost every meal. I never ate pizza at our house until I was college age – REALLY!!

By: Mike in Hawaii(ABR)

Mike in Hawaii(ABR) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:49:57 +0000

@107

…Never seen the movie, “The Wizard of Oz”; never eaten a carrot; never been on a train, subway etc of any kind, never been camping.

I had a buddy who would eat rather well using this trick.

Him: “What is that you got there?”
Schmuck: “Tacos”
Him: “What are tay-cos?”
Schmuck: “It’s tacos…and it’s like Mexican.”
Him: “Can I try?”
Schmuck: “Wow, what a sheltered life…have some of my tacos.”

The best is when he got someone to give him spaghetti, who hasn’t eaten spaghetti in their life by the time they’re 6 years old?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35:56 +0000

Impact can mean “significant or major effect.”

108 comments and no one has mentioned “moot point.” Sigh…I think saying “mute point” should be punishable by death.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:17:40 +0000

Impact – the word does not mean “effect.” I can’t stand when a person uses a phrase like, “What impact will this decision have on the quarterbacks’ confidence?” Really, the decision is going to physically hit an psychological concept?

By: NMark W

NMark W — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:01:06 +0000

Bob Valvano (an acquired taste, but, whom I find somewhat funny) on his late night weekend ESPN Radio show did something similar to this but it was more like what common thing have you never done or seen, etc. Some of the calls were hilarious…Never seen the movie, “The Wizard of Oz”; never eaten a carrot; never been on a train, subway etc of any kind; never been camping, etc etc….Maybe you had to be listening that night but it was a good time and Bob had a blast hosting it.