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It is a RHETORICAL QUESTION. What makes a question rhetorical is that it is not asked as a question, but more as a fact, and does not require an answer. It is usually defined as any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks. * Example : "Why do you keep doing that?" It is commonly used as a persuasive element in a speech or text. * Example : "Does the government really care about the taxpayer?" Sometimes the question is open to an uninvited answer. * Example : "Do you take me for a fool?"

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It is said to be rhetorical. As an example, "it was a rhetorical question he asked." In other words, the individual who asked the question was not really expecting an answer. Sometimes I will have a problem with my computer at work and I will say "Can you believe this?" I am not actually waiting for an answer from my colleagues, it was just a rhetorical question.

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Its a rhetorical question

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rhetorical :)

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A Rhetorical one

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A rhetorical question.

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