rhetorical

Definition

  • adjective: of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people
  • adjective: of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric
  • synonyms: oratorical, stylistic, ornate

Examples

  • “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?]

  • My question was 'rhetorical'. I wasn't really expecting an answer.

  • “Why does it have to rain?” she asked 'rhetorically'.

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