Rhetorical question

A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question. It is a question that is asked in order to make a point: it does not need a reply.^[1]

The question is used as a rhetorical device or tool. The question is posed for the sake of persuasion, or to encourage the listener or reader to consider a message or viewpoint.

↑ Brigham Young University, "Rhetorical Questions" Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-6.

[rhetorical_question_definition-1] Brigham Young University, "Rhetorical Questions" Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-6.

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