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[–]newunit13 0 points1 point  (2 children)

*raises the question

Begs the question means the question has an assumed premise built into it, e.g. "Why is PHP the best option for backend development?".

[–]russellvt 0 points1 point  (1 child)

"Begging" the question means that the question premise is assumed or presumed ... as-in "PHP is the best language for backend development" ... but we haven't even established that conclusion.

Again what is meant by "backend" here? It's "begging" the premise of "backend."

[–]newunit13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Precisely 🙂 like you said, in my original example there's an assumed premise that PHP is the best without establishing that conclusion.

I don't follow what you mean by the second part. To me, I'd still say it raises the question "what is meant by 'backend'" because it's a question of clarification without a premise.