Or, if you want to say "assuming the conclusion" say "assuming the conclusion", ...

		aninhumer on Aug 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trial by Jury, a Hallowed American Right, Is Vanis... Or, if you want to say "assuming the conclusion" say "assuming the conclusion", rather than demanding that the nonsensical common usage of "begs the question" stand aside for your preferred nonsensical usage, based some dubious notion of "correctness".