Begging the question — a pseudoargument that offers as proof the claim that the argument itself exists to prove; also known as circular reasoning.

With two sets of long-distance grandparents, paternal in California and my husband and me in Wisconsin, our young Quebeckian grandchildren sometimes have difficulty keeping us separated in their thinking. It was inevitable that we would become “the Grandma and Grandpa who live with Poquito.”

Apples, pears and peaches were plenty in good years—the near plantations sent them by wagon loads—as they also sent ice cream by freezerfuls, and boilers to make coffee.

The dispatcher immediately notified the volunteer fire department of the emergency call.