2007-12-14 07:58:15 · 24 answers · asked by ṡhαḋøώḋυṡτ ღ вιттєя ѕωєєт ღ 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A question that DOESN'T REQUIRE an answer is called 'rhetorical' (rhetorical questions do have an answer, its just usually so obvious - that it need'nt be said)
There is no such thing as a question with NO ANSWER, (It may be that no-body knows the definitive answer of a question that can never be proved-e.g: does god exist? but the question CAN still be answered by somebody giving their opinion, - because an opinion on a question IS an answer, although not necessarily correct)
2007-12-14 08:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jimmy 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Perhaps you do mean a rhetorical question, as many are suggesting. But actually it is NOT true that a rhetorical question is one "with [that is having] no answer".
Definition -"A question posed without expectation of an answer but merely as a way of making a point"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rhetorical%20question
In fact, a rhetorical question most definitely DOES have an answer -- an answer considered so obvious, it need not be spoken.
A question that HAS no answer, that is, an insoluble question, might be one of these:
CONUNDRUM
"A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma":
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/conundrum
ENIGMA
"something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/enigma
2007-12-14 19:17:25 · answer #2 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Superfluous.
I think you mean a question which you don't expect to be answered - then it's a rhetorical question.
2007-12-15 03:05:34 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if the question is not supposed to be answered then it is rhetorical
but if it just doesnt have an answer (ie. What is the square root of three punnets of potatoes?) then thats just a stupid question.
or a riddle/meditation thing.
eg. 'if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, does it make a sound?' that doesnt actually have an answer
2007-12-14 16:05:54 · answer #4 · answered by hottie_grl92 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's called a question with no answer.
2007-12-14 16:00:12 · answer #5 · answered by cosmicmoon 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Rhetorical
2007-12-14 16:02:04 · answer #6 · answered by Max Power says relax 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That doesn't require an answer. Rhetorical
2007-12-14 17:05:41 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A difficult question.
2007-12-14 16:14:03 · answer #8 · answered by Joe 90 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
annoying!
no really, a question that doesn't require an answer is a rhetorical question
2007-12-14 16:01:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you mean a question that could be answered but isn't, it is referred to as "hanging".
2007-12-14 16:06:30 · answer #10 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋