[ChadGore]

Re: "well who cares on a night like this?"

That begs the question (har har) of what IS it's proper usage ! I'de very curious to know, if you can share it with us.

[zook]

Begging the Question: Also Known as: Circular Reasoning, Reasoning in a Circle, Petitio Principii.

Description of Begging the Question
Begging the Question is a fallacy in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or (directly or indirectly) assume that the conclusion is true.

Example of Begging the Question

Bill: "God must exist."
Jill: "How do you know."
Bill: "Because the Bible says so."
Jill: "Why should I believe the Bible?"
Bill: "Because the Bible was written by God."

Happy to clear that up. Now about all these people misspelling "Bill Withers" as "bellwethers"...