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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
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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