Sara’s Reviews > The God of the Woods > Status Update

P. 381 — Swoon! Liz Moore does not fall into the trap so many writers do, which is to misuse the phrase “begs the question” when, in fact, they mean, “raises the question.” This makes her an anomaly. A brilliant, sparkling anomaly.

[*”Beg the question" once referred to a formal logical fallacy wherein an argument's premise assumed the truth of its conclusion (circular reasoning).]

I love that Moore calls out the Thoreau Myth. (p. 264) Thoreau was “alone” on Walden like Marie Antoinette was a dairymaid down at the hamlet.