[Simon_says]

"beg the question" does not have a literal meaning. It makes no sense unless you're so used to hearing it used that way.

[Dylan16807]

"beg" often means "beg for". "This situation begs for the question:" is a completely reasonable way to start a sentence.

Or to go with synonyms. Solicits the question. Entreats the question. These are the literal meanings of the words, and they work fine.