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A rhetorical question is a question uttered with no expectation of an answer. The purpose is to make the audience pause and think about what the answer could be, and the implications of that answer. Rhetorical questions help influence the audience's opinion. Examples would be:
- Do you want your city looking like a rubbish dump?
- When are we going to give returned service-men the respect they deserve?
- How long do we have to put up with this treatment?
- Are you out of your mind?
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is only rhetorical if you don't want an answer because the answer is obviously embedded in the question, therefore that wasn't a rhetorical questiuon.
no, its rhetorical, because if it wasnt, i wouldn't have asked why it was rhetorical. its a play on words lol
Aye, there's the rub!
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∙ 14y agoEstablishing the topic of an essay.
Why do birds fly south in the winter?
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∙ 15y agofor you to think about it
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How do you use the word rhetorical in a sentence?
His rhetorical abilities meant that he was often sought as a featured speaker. An interrogative remark that does not actually seek an answer is called a rhetorical question.
Is repetition a literary device?
Answer this question… Rhetorical question
What is the difference between rhetorical explanation and rhetorical definition?
Rhetorical definitions are definitions whose purpose is to express or influence attitudes rather than to clarify. Rhetorical explanations are a similar slanting device, only clothed as explanations.
What is an Example of an Hypophora?
Hypophora is a rhetorical term, but not a rhetorical question. The writer poses the question and immediately answers. Truman Capote used hypophora in 'A Christmas Memory."
What does rhetorial mean?
Rhetorical language is any language or wording that conveys a meaning through its structure and form, in addition to its content. Obviously an author can tell the reader something by simply saying it, but often employing a "rhetorical device" or a grouping of words with some rhetorical effect, can emphasize meaning or alter the author's tone. For example, many authors use the common rhetorical device of simile, a comparison with "like" or "as", to aid description. The use of the simile can add depth to the author's meaning, ease to the reader's understanding, and open comparisons for the future; this contrasts the alternate, non-rhetorical method of avoiding the simile and just describing the object in itself.
What is the purpose of opening an extract with a rhetorical question?
The purpose of opening an extract with a rhetorical question is to give the reader something to think about. This is a way to subtly influence a certain response from the audience.
What is rhetorical launguage?
A rhetorical question is a question which doesn't require an answer.
How does the use of the rhetorical question "Are such numbers fanciful" in paragraph 3 contribute to an understanding of the author's purpose?
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What is a question asked without the intent of it being answered?
Rhetorical question
Whats the name for a question you're not supposed to answer?
It is a RHETORICAL QUESTION. What makes a question rhetorical is that it is not asked as a question, but more as a fact, and does not require an answer. It is usually defined as any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks. * Example : "Why do you keep doing that?" It is commonly used as a persuasive element in a speech or text. * Example : "Does the government really care about the taxpayer?" Sometimes the question is open to an uninvited answer. * Example : "Do you take me for a fool?"
How does one know when a question is rhetorical?
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.
What word describes a question not needing an answer?
A rhetorical question.
Non rhetorical definition?
a rhetorical question is a question that is not answeredso non-rhetorical would be the opposite. but everyone uses it wrong.
What is the term called when you answer a rhetorical question?
The term for answering a rhetorical question is "rhetorical assertion" or "rhetorical answer." It is used to make a point or emphasize a statement without expecting an actual response.
What is a good sentence for the word rhetorical?
Is that a rhetorical question?
What does the word rhetorical question mean?
Rhetorical question- A question asked more to produce an effect that to summon an answer.
How does the use of a rhetorical question strengthen susan B Anthony's speech?
by having the audience focus on the central purpose of the speech
