A rhetorical question is a …
figure of speech which comes in the form of a question that makes a point instead of seeking an answer.
A rhetorical question may have an obvious answer, one which the person asking it probably already knows, but the questioner asks it to lay emphasis on the point.
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A rhetorical question is a …
figure of speech which comes in the form of a question that makes a point instead of seeking an answer.
A rhetorical question may have an obviou...
examples of rhetorical questions
Who cares?’
‘Who wouldn’t want to be a millionaire?’
‘Do we really want our planet to survive?’
‘Is this supposed to be some kind of joke?...
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A rhetorical question is a … | figure of speech which comes in the form of a question that makes a point instead of seeking an answer. |
examples of rhetorical questions | Who cares?’ |