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i believe people ask rhetorical questions to prove a point or leave a sense of guilt on their subject . for example take Jeff last week he complained to a local school about truancy he believed the school were doing nothing about the truancy and said DO YOU WANT THESE CHILDREN TO LEARN he hopes the teachers feel that there not doing there job and feel guilty.
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A question without an answer is?
A question without an answer is typically referred to as a "rhetorical question." Rhetorical questions are asked for effect or to make a point, but they are not meant to be answered literally.
What is it called if you ask someone a question and already know the answer?
A Rhetorical Question
What are the best maths questions?
The ones that people find complicated or people are not so good at if you want to ask a person.
What is 50 divied by 3?
Why do people ask mathematics questions on a computer that has a calculator on it?? 16.6 (the last six is repeating)
How many syllables in the word shell?
Only one. [in my mind: why the heck do you people ask these questions? they're so obvious!]
Why do people ask rhetorical questions on WikiAnswers?
People ask weird questions or rhetorical questions because it is fun just to see what the is. Just knowing weird facts gives people more fun in their lives.
Can you give us rhetorical questions?
If I were to ask you a rhetorical question, what would you do?
How will you write an essay entitled who are you?
Ask rhetorical questions *****
What are you analyzing when you ask a questions about the speaker purpose and audience of the text?
The rhetorical situation
Why do people ask questions and get no results?
Well, some questions are rhetorical in that they do not need to be answered. Then there are questions that answer themselves. Take the question "Why do people ask questions and get no results?". If no response is given then it answers itself. If a response is given then it negates itself because it was answered.
Why people ask so many questions without thinking?
Rhetorical? You are quite certain that many do it without thinking?
Why do some people ask illogical questions that have no meaning what so ever?
They either are being humorous, or are asking a rhetorical question.
How does answering rhetorical questions be persuasive?
Some people ask rhetorical q's to try to prove a point to try to get people to understand the importance they feel something has. If one such question is answer, the purpose is defeated. |?\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (THE DOMINO EFFECT)
When you ask questions about the speaker purpose and audience of a text you are analyzing .?
The rhetorical situation
What kind of question do we sometimes ask without expecting an answer?
These are called rhetorical questions.
Are there questions that should never be asked?
No. Ask questions, get answers. This applies even if you don't like the answer. There are however appropriate and inappropriate ways to ask, venues in which to ask, audiences to ask in company of, and rhetorical questions.
Which rhetorical devices can you use when writing an essay?
1. Use facts 2. Tell a story 3. Incorporate historic quotes or events 4. Ask rhetorical questions
