“Should we be leaving soon?” “Is that a 'rhetorical question'?” [=is that a question you're asking as a way to say that we should be leaving soon?]
an expert 'rhetorician' [=a person who is able to use language in a very effective way]
My question was 'rhetorical'. I wasn't really expecting an answer.
(..) "Mein Kampf"? - I should expel you. - Go ahead. - You don't think I could handle it? - No, I think the street would kill you. Your rhetoric and your propaganda aren't gonna save you out there. So here's the drill. I'm your history teacher from now on. We will discuss current events. (..)1998 American History X