The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 10 days agoMr. Popularlemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1504arrow-down11
arrow-up1503arrow-down1imageMr. Popularlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down12·10 days agoA rhetorical question is a question asked for effect or emphasis, not expecting an answer.
minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·9 days agoI see this a lot: why post then? If you don’t want anyone to answer you then why engage in the first place?
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 days agoThere are other possibilities like empathy, to convert, maintaining power, and even tolerating someone because they have similar interests. A rhetorical question with a lot of possible answers isn’t a very rhetorical question.
minus-squareHolla@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·9 days agoUse a ⸮ then if you don’t want answers
A rhetorical question is a question asked for effect or emphasis, not expecting an answer.
I see this a lot: why post then? If you don’t want anyone to answer you then why engage in the first place?
There are other possibilities like empathy, to convert, maintaining power, and even tolerating someone because they have similar interests. A rhetorical question with a lot of possible answers isn’t a very rhetorical question.
Use a ⸮ then if you don’t want answers