mississippichem Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 If you define a "rhetorical question" to mean any question containing the word rhetorical. Then yes.
michel123456 Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) No. A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply You expected a reply. Well? Edited March 20, 2011 by michel123456 1
ajb Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Michel is right. You did not ask a rhetorical question. Your question has a formal answer and more importantly you asked the question expecting such an answer. So, as three of us have now shown the existence of at least one answer (Yes or NO in this case), and gave you an answer the question cannot be rhetorical. Edited March 21, 2011 by ajb
swansont Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Michel is right. You did not ask a rhetorical question. Yeah. What kind of person asks rhetorical questions, anyway? 1
ajb Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Yeah. What kind of person asks rhetorical questions, anyway?
Sisyphus Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Yeah. What kind of person asks rhetorical questions, anyway? Someone trying to make a rhetorical point. Who doesn't know that? 1
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