In other words, why do people ask questions they aleady know the answer to?
2006-08-04 06:35:25 · 8 answers · asked by lonesomelover 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
On a serious note:
A 'rhetorical' question is, by definition, an 'argumentative' question or simply a question posed in order to state one's opinion on a issue. For example, when someone asks "Why do people actually believe that humans evolved from apes?", they are really saying "I do not believe that humans evolved from apes." Of course, anyone with experience in debate can tell you that a rhetorical question is easily the weakest form of argument, as it gives no information or evidence to back up your argument, and it is usually unclear exactly what that argument is.
On a less serious note:
Are you really asking about people's motivation for posing rhetorical questions? Or are you just asking a rhetorical question about rhetorical questions to be funny? Because if you are, then why did I bother answering?!? (that would be a rhetorical question, aimed at a rhetorical question about rhetorical questions). :-/
2006-08-04 06:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say that most are rhetorical and if one didn't have a point of view when asking then choosing the best answer could prove more difficult. The problem is that while I have come across some very interesting questions many are just trite or even downright stupid!
2006-08-04 13:46:29 · answer #2 · answered by namazanyc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to get peoples views so they can mock them of course... everyone has there own opinion, and it's always the best...
2006-08-04 13:41:03 · answer #3 · answered by her half dead lover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to see what other people think, and other views maybe they have not yet thought of.
2006-08-04 13:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by kimber g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you know the answer to your question?
2006-08-04 13:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by honeycinnebun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do we pose such a question?
2006-08-04 13:40:19 · answer #6 · answered by alchemist0750 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous:
american heritage dictionary....
2006-08-04 13:46:07 · answer #7 · answered by Kiss my Putt! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like this one?
2006-08-04 13:50:32 · answer #8 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋