Joe Zeff wrote: > On 03/21/2011 10:16 AM, stan wrote: >> And it >> begs the question of*why* people might be deserting Fedora. > > No it doesn't; it *ASKS* the question. "Begging the question" is a > logical fallacy. Please stop using that term like an illiterate moron, > even if it is common usage. Just because the common herd uses it > doesn't make it right and to those of us who know what it means it makes > you sound like an ID10T. Wow, I guess you told HIM! Of course: - you attacked the form of the comment rather than the topic - "asks the question" and "begs the question" are not the same thing at all But you sure made someone look like an idiot, by golly. BTW: wikipedia will tell you what "begs the question" means. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
