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A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is used to make a point. A rhetorical question is usually asked for effect with no answer expected.

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A rhetorical question is one in which no is expected?

A rhetorical question is a figure of speech where a question is asked for effect, not to elicit a response. The answer is usually implied or obvious, and it is used to make a point, create emphasis, or engage the audience.


What is a rhetorical question about clothes?

A rhetorical question is one that is meant to spark debate and not one that can really be answered. Example: Can you pay too much for the perfect pair of shoes?


What is the word for when a speaker asks question and then answers it himself such as when a coach speaking after a game might say Am I happy with my Quarterback's play No I am not?

First, let's hope that most of the time the coach is happy with the performance of his quarterback. That aside, the question is called 'rhetorical', not meant to be answered by the listener. It's not even necessary that the speaker answer it directly, as the coach does in the question. A speaker may ask a rhetorical question in the beginning of a speech or lecture, and then spend the next hour avoiding-- oh, I meant to say answering-- the question. The correct answer is "hypophora" which is the rhetorical technique of raising one or more questions and then proceeding to answer them. This differs from the answer above "rhetorical" in that a rhetorical question is not necessarily answered. It is related to a "procatalepsis" which is when the speaker anticpates an objection and then answers it.


What does it mean when a question is rhetorical?

A rhetorical question is one that is asked for effect or to make a point, rather than to elicit a genuine answer. It is often used to emphasize a statement or prompt the listener to think about a topic in a specific way.


Give you a sentence for the work rhetorical?

I answered the professor's question despite the fact that it was rhetorical.

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What is the term called when you ask a question you already know the answer to?

a rhetorical question


What is it called if you ask someone a question and already know the answer?

A Rhetorical Question


A rhetorical question is one in which no?

In which no answer is expected.


A question is one in which no answer is expected.?

rhetorical


Do people really know the meaning of a Rhetorical question?

no It's not a rhetorical question if someone answer it.


What is the term called when you already know the answer to a question?

Do you mean asking a Rhetorical question? A rhetorical question is when you ask the audience or person a question you don't want an answer to. When you ask a question you already know the answer to, it's called a Known Answer Question. The original question is ambiguous. A rhetorical question tho' is a statement that is formulated as a question but is not supposed to be answered. A subtle difference that can make all the difference. Spot on "KAQ" tho.


A question is one in which no answer is expected?

That's correct. A question is a sentence that typically seeks information or clarification, while a rhetorical question is one posed for its persuasive effect without expecting an answer.


What is rhetorical launguage?

A rhetorical question is a question which doesn't require an answer.


What is a question asked without the intent of it being answered?

Rhetorical question


What do you say when someone says do you know what a rhetorical question is?

You don't answer them, rhetorically speaking.


What is the word for asking a question that you already know the answer to that starts with an r?

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Stopping a payment on a check?

That's a rhetorical question! No one can answer that!