Hi. I have something to get off my chest.
"Begs the question" doesn't mean what you* probably think it means. You think it's a smarter-sounding way to say "raises the question" or "leads us to ask," but it isn't.
Using it incorrectly doesn't make you look dumb, exactly; it's too common an error for that. It doesn't make you look especially smart either, though, and it bugs me when I see it. So just cut it out. I beg you.
Thank you, and have a wonderful weekend.
*Not you, of course.