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Meanings of rhetorical question in English

Russian
риторический вопрос
Spanish
interrogacion retorica
Catalan
pregunta retòrica

Figure of speech in the form of a question, asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.

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          риторический вопрос
          Usage of rhetorical question in English
          1
          Mr Shorten answered with a rhetorical question: What do people dislike more?
          News.com.au
          2
          The Eagle did not say anything in response to Richard's rhetorical question.
          The Complete Rama Omnibus
          3
          I said nothing, assuming that this was just a bizarre rhetorical question.
          Year Zero
          4
          It was a rhetorical question, but sometimes brought swift and harsh answers.
          The Irish Times
          5
          Or is it with anything I bake? Kind of a rhetorical question.
          A taste of magic
          6
          It might have been a rhetorical question, but I answered it anyway.
          Burnt Offerings
          7
          She sat unbidden and watched me intently, benignly ignoring my rhetorical question:
          The Capgras Shift
          8
          The last really good rhetorical question in politics was invited rather than posed.
          The Guardian
          9
          There was no real need to answer that thoroughly rhetorical question.
          Second Foundation
          10
          The rhetorical question sums up the decrepitude of our political culture.
          The Irish Times
          11
          It's a rhetorical question but most people's answers will have many common themes.
          BBC
          12
          I suppose this all is a long rambling rhetorical question for our community.
          Wired
          13
          I thought that this might be another rhetorical question, but I wasn't sure.
          The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
          14
          The easy way to introduce a cut is the rhetorical question.
          Radio NZ
          15
          Maybe she should sit before asking the rhetorical question she didn't want answered.
          No mercy
          16
          I suppose it is a rhetorical question: we are still here.
          The Irish Times
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          Ireland
          Common
          United States of America
          Common
          United Kingdom
          Less common