Sir, - Dermot James writes (An Irishman's Diary, July 18th): ". . . does this not beg the question how many others . . . strove to do likewise?"
No, it doesn't. It prompts the question, or raises the question, but it doesn't beg the question. See any dictionary. To beg the question is to assume what you are trying to prove. - Yours, etc., G. F. Dalton,
Woodlawn Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.