[R-SIG-Mac] learning R

[Ben Bolker]

On 10-12-13 01:49 PM, Rolf Turner wrote:
> 
> 
> The phrase ``to beg the question'' means to indulge in circular reasoning;
> to assume what is to be proven.  Unfortunately that meaning is becoming lost
> in the wilderness of ignorance that surrounds us, and the phrase is almost
> universally used to mean ``to raise the question'' or ``to evince the necessity
> of an answer to the question''.  The language thus loses subtlety and nuance,
> and Newspeak takes over and limits our ability to express our thoughts.  And
> that is doubleplus ungood! :-)
> 

<http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=693>
<http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1841>

  cheers
    Ben