Whats the point of rhetorical questions?

Answer 1

You know, I didn't want to answer this. Because, the number one answer for this question would be no answer at all. Yet the lure of two points has me responding to your rhetorical question. I couldn't resist.

Answer 2

Hmm?
A rhetorical question implies its own answer; it’s a way of making a point. Examples: “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?” “What business is it of yours?” “How did that idiot ever get elected?” “What is so rare as a day in June?” These aren’t questions in the usual sense, but statements in the form of a question.

Many people mistakenly suppose that any nonsensical question, or one which cannot be answered, can be called a rhetorical question. The following are not proper rhetorical questions: “What was the best thing before sliced bread?” “If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?” “Who let the dogs out?”

Sometimes speakers ask questions so they can then proceed to answer them: “Do we have enough troops to win the war? It all depends on how you define victory.” The speaker is engaging in rhetoric, but the question asked is not a rhetorical question in the technical sense. Instead this is a mock-dialogue, with the speaker taking both roles

Answer 3

You make 2 points!

Answer 4

Sarcasm.

Answer 5

Why not, people might just want a reassurance of what they are asking.
Somthing similar to asking the audience

Answer 6

A dialogue with yourself.

Organising & understanding your own thoughts.

Enhancing a point.

Answer 7

Sounds good, emphasise a point, sarcasm,

Answer 8

to make the person asked the question think and reflect

Answer 9

There is no point. The talker just likes to talk.

Answer 10

To make a point.

I'm guessing someone was very good at english at school....