Back سوق المعلوم مساق غيره Arabic Реторичен въпрос Bulgarian Pregunta retòrica Catalan Řečnická otázka Czech Cwestiwn rhethregol Welsh Retoriske spørgsmål Danish Rhetorische Frage German Retorika demando Esperanto Interrogación retórica Spanish Galdera erretoriko Basque
A rhetorical question is a question asked for a purpose other than to obtain information.[1] In many cases it may be intended to start a discourse, as a means of displaying or emphasizing the speaker's or author's opinion on a topic.
A simple example is the question "Can't you do anything right?" This question is intended not to ask about the listener's ability but rather to insinuate the listener's lack of ability.
- ^ Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University. "Rhetorical questions!". specialized language definitions. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2007-10-19.