2006-10-12 03:17:40 · 9 answers · asked by R.C.P. 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Ha, neither of those are rhetorical questions, those are just stupid questions. The first one is just a question that most people should know the answer to, and the second one is just a weird way of science.
A rhetorical question is a question that you don't really expect to get a real answer from. Like "How many times have I told you to sit down and be quiet?" You dont expect them to tell you "three".
or "dont you know any better?" "have you no shame?"
2006-10-12 03:27:07 · answer #1 · answered by Barbi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The rhetorical question is usually defined as any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks. For example, "Why are you so stupid?" is likely to be a statement regarding one's opinion of the person addressed rather than a genuine request to know. Similarly, when someone responds to a tragic event by saying, "Why me, God?!" it is more likely to be an accusation or an expression of feeling than a realistic request for information.
2006-10-12 10:27:22 · answer #2 · answered by stefania 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually it is a "what if..." kind of question. Like: "What if the government started confiscation all the guns?" or "What if we built a really high fence along our border with Mexico?" Questions like that.
2006-10-12 10:27:24 · answer #3 · answered by correrafan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good one with the flamingos....
the question "are we what we think we are?" seems rhetorical;
2006-10-12 10:28:18 · answer #4 · answered by ╠╬╣ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the Pope Catholic?
2006-10-12 10:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by JaMoke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do flamingo's have their knees on backwards?
2006-10-12 10:19:42 · answer #6 · answered by ggroess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's cold today, isn't it?
2006-10-12 10:54:21 · answer #7 · answered by brenbon1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope can u?
2006-10-12 10:26:53 · answer #8 · answered by lita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you just stupid?
2006-10-12 10:34:34 · answer #9 · answered by cjordan23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋