.....of a rhetorical question. please. I'm tryinhg to explain to my husband what a rhetorical question is...and he wants an example.
2007-01-24 07:53:36 · 19 answers · asked by dnbgrrly 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"What's the matter with you?"
"Don't you know any better?"
"Have you no shame?"
"Is the Pope Catholic?" and "Do bears **** in the woods?"
"Do fish swim?"
"Are you crazy?"
"Who cares?"
"How should I know?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"Do you expect me to do it for you?"
"Do pigs fly?"
and my personal favorite, allegedly made popular by my mom
"How much crack did you smoke for breakfast?"
2007-01-24 08:00:11 · answer #1 · answered by bensbabe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. Such as...
How many times do I have to tell you to stop walking into the house with mud on your shoes?
or
Don't you know any better?
2007-01-24 16:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhetorical question... asking a question you do not expect or require an answer to...
Why do I bother?
that is a rhetorical question.
Why am I so very sexy?
that is a rhetorical vain question...
A rhetorical question is very grammar specific (eg. has to be said in a certain situation)
2007-01-24 15:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A rhetorical question is a question whose answer is or is implied to be obvious. It is a technique used by politicians in speeches in which they will state the obvious, pause and look at the crowd and say "We all want lower taxes, so vote for me!
2007-01-24 16:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by Bob Loblaw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the lyrics to Bob Dylans Blowing in the wind http://orad.dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dylan/blowwind.html its full of rhetorical questions!!
2007-01-24 16:00:28 · answer #5 · answered by cheryl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a rhetorical question is one that you don't really want anyone to answer - it is more of a statement
2007-01-24 15:58:58 · answer #6 · answered by frogg135 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some rhetorical questions become idiomatic English expressions:
"What's the matter with you?"
"Don't you know any better?"
"Have you no shame?"
"Is the Pope Catholic?" and "Do bears **** in the woods?"
"Do fish swim?"
"Are you crazy?"
"Who cares?"
"How should I know?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"Do you expect me to do it for you?"
"Do pigs fly?"
"What's up?"
"How do you like them apples?"
2007-01-24 16:48:46 · answer #7 · answered by luvcry247 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is the Grass Green?
2007-01-24 16:00:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does a one-legged duck swim in circles?
2007-01-25 20:13:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Why are you so stupid?" This is generally statement of an opinion - rather than a genuine request to know why that particular person is stupid.
2007-01-24 15:59:33 · answer #10 · answered by NikNak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋