rhetorical question

Example Sentences

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Culhane’s impression of the conservative pundit was pretty impressive, capturing his cadence and habit of using rhetorical questions — I hope we see it again.

From Los Angeles Times

In a concurring opinion, Gorsuch stated the stakes more plainly by posing a rhetorical question: If the president’s argument was given credence, then “what do we make of the Constitution’s text?”

From Salon

This was a rhetorical question and thus required no answer.

From Literature

“For what child does not like being treated kindly by an adult?” is a rhetorical question.

From Literature

It’s not entirely a rhetorical question; a lot of people at least pretended to.

From Salon