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Not really. 'Why does "underdog beats overdog" make a more interesting story that "overdog beats underdog" 'is a very different question from 'Why do we tend to side with the underdog when no costs are imposed on us?'
Providing an alternative mechanism but not being able to fully explain its causes is hardly begging the question.
He might have meant 'begs the question' in the colloquial sense, which people really should stop doing.
If I had meant this the comment would have made no sense.