HyperDic: rhetorical_question

English > 1 sense of the expression rhetorical question:
NOUNcommunicationrhetorical questiona statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered
English > rhetorical question: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered.
Example"he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
BroaderstatementA message that is stated or declared
Spanishinterrogación retórica, pregunta retórica
Catalaninterrogació retòrica, pregunta retòrica

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