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Rhetorical Question

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Noun

1. rhetorical question

a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered

Example Sentences:
'he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rhetorical Question

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noun
a question to which no answer is required: used esp for dramatic effect. An example is Who knows? (with the implication Nobody knows)

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Rhetorical Question

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a question asked only for effect, as to emphasize a point, no answer being expected

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rhetorical Question

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n.
A question to which no answer is expected, often used for rhetorical effect.

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