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Meaning of rhetorical question | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A question posed only for dramatic or persuasive effect.
  2. A question to which the asker does not expect an answer.
    colloquial

Equivalents

العربية اِسْتِفْهَام مَجَازِيّ
Čeština řečnická otázka
Deutsch rhetorische Frage
Ελληνικά ρητορική ερώτηση
Español pregunta retórica
Français question rhétorique
日本語 修辞疑問 反語
Polski pytanie retoryczne
Português pergunta retórica
Română interogație retorică
Русский ритори́ческий вопро́с

Examples

“Are you nuts? Don't answer that – it's a rhetorical question.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rhetoricality Rhetorically Rhetoricalness rhetorication Rhetorician Rhetoricians

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