[jshevek]

Begging the question is a specific logical fallacy which does not apply in this case.

[jfk13]

And to insist that "begging the question" refers to a specific logical fallacy is to ignore well-established present-day vernacular usage.

In everyday discussion, pedantry rarely helps. In this case, it was pretty obvious what was meant.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/beg-the-questi...