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rhetorical question

[ri-tawr-i-kuhl kwes-chuhn, -tor-] / rɪˈtɔr ɪ kəl ˈkwɛs tʃən, -ˈtɒr- /




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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 • Feb. 21, 2026

An ally later suggested he had been posing a rhetorical question.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

Dad would often ask the rhetorical question, “What would grandma think?”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Since many of you reading this live in Los Angeles, that’s something of a rhetorical question.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

It is difficult to spot a rhetorical question.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon