Thesaurus / rhetorical question
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Hush, Charles; it's a rhetorical question; he wants to answer it himself.
Yet a rhetorical question deserves to be raised: Does anyone know everything about sex?
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
It is no long step from this to the rhetorical question and its formal answer "ay but——."
John LylyJohn Dover Wilson
Carlisle perceived a rhetorical question, though she didn't know it under that name; she made no reply.
V. V.'s EyesHenry Sydnor Harrison
For a moment he was pulled up, when to his rhetorical question, "What has Home Rule meant to us?"
He emitted a tremulous sigh before answering his own rhetorical question.
The Competitive NephewMontague Glass
It is a rhetorical question purely, but she does not want to play.
Seductio Ad AbsurdumEmily Hahn
WORDS RELATED TO RHETORICAL QUESTION
- Band-Aid
- acknowledgment
- antiphon
- back talk
- backcap
- close
- comeback
- comment
- cooler
- counterclaim
- crack
- defense
- disclosure
- echo
- elucidation
- explanation
- feedback
- guff
- interpretation
- justification
- key
- lip
- observation
- parting shot
- pay dirt
- plea
- quick fix
- rebuttal
- refutation
- rejoinder
- remark
- repartee
- report
- resolution
- response
- result
- retort
- return
- rhetorical question
- riposte
- sign
- solution
- statement
- thank-you note
- the ticket
- topper
- vindication
- wisecrack
- Band-Aid
- acknowledgment
- antiphon
- back talk
- backcap
- close
- comeback
- comment
- cooler
- counterclaim
- crack
- defense
- disclosure
- echo
- elucidation
- explanation
- feedback
- guff
- interpretation
- justification
- key
- lip
- observation
- parting shot
- pay dirt
- plea
- quick fix
- rebuttal
- refutation
- rejoinder
- remark
- repartee
- report
- resolution
- response
- result
- retort
- return
- rhetorical question
- riposte
- sign
- solution
- statement
- thank-you note
- the ticket
- topper
- vindication
- wisecrack
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.