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Please could you confirm that these 2 questions are rhetorical questions?
"Why is it that when I put forward, liberal democrats put forward a law.."
"Who in family life hasn't had to work a bit harder"
3 Answers
- Feenix3Lv 61 decade ago
Yes, they are.
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. Rhetorical questions encourage the listener to think about what the (often obvious) answer to the question must be. When a speaker states, "How much longer must our people endure this injustice?", no formal answer is expected. Rather, it is a device used by the speaker to assert or deny something. (e.g.: "Why me?")
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes they are.
By the way, when does a rhetorical question ever really need answering?!