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TarantinoFan23 t1_iy3kxs1 wrote

Reply to comment by mmirate in Veterans' mental health: 'There is help and there is hope' by greenhousecrtv

So you're mad that people are not answering your rhetorical question?

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mmirate t1_iy3mmik wrote

... that's backwards. A rhetorical question is one to which the asker does have an answer in mind.

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TarantinoFan23 t1_iy3qj1g wrote

Not necessarily.

rhe·tor·i·cal ques·tion

noun

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. "the presentation was characterized by impossibly long sentences and a succession of rhetorical questions"

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