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title: "Rhetorical Question"
description: "Question without a direct answer.The author / speaker raises a question, but doesn't answer it direc..."
author: "haru"
published: "2012-04-08T03:57:09+00:00"
modified: "2012-04-08T03:57:09+00:00"
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# Rhetorical Question

> Question without a direct answer.The author / speaker raises a question, but doesn't answer it direc...

Question without a direct answer.The author / speaker raises a question, but doesn't answer it directly as he/she sees the answer (usually Yes or No) as obvious.Rhetorical questions are used to provoke, emphasise or argue.

Examples: When public money brings windfalls to a few, why should the state not take a share?

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Source: [https://yvision.kz/post/rhetorical-question-246028](https://yvision.kz/post/rhetorical-question-246028)