← Back to context Comment by eecc 7 years ago Rhetorical questions annoy me even more than an opinionated statement. So yeah, YMMV 5 comments eecc Reply hinkley 7 years ago Rhetorical questions don't require an answer.Questions like, "How can we have an audit trail for this solution, in case we have to diagnose problems?" demand an answer."This is a stupid idea and let me tell you why." invites a rebuttal, not a compromise or a re-think. foobarbecue 7 years ago Do you think that a complaint in the form of a question is necessarily rhetorical? Couldn't it, in fact, be Socratic? eecc 7 years ago The way I read or hear it every time there a “you stupid twat”, “haven’t you thought about that eh! Dimwit” closing line.I can’t help it... hinkley 7 years ago I see what you did there. foobarbecue 7 years ago Who do you think you are, saying I did stuff?
hinkley 7 years ago Rhetorical questions don't require an answer.Questions like, "How can we have an audit trail for this solution, in case we have to diagnose problems?" demand an answer."This is a stupid idea and let me tell you why." invites a rebuttal, not a compromise or a re-think.
foobarbecue 7 years ago Do you think that a complaint in the form of a question is necessarily rhetorical? Couldn't it, in fact, be Socratic? eecc 7 years ago The way I read or hear it every time there a “you stupid twat”, “haven’t you thought about that eh! Dimwit” closing line.I can’t help it... hinkley 7 years ago I see what you did there. foobarbecue 7 years ago Who do you think you are, saying I did stuff?
eecc 7 years ago The way I read or hear it every time there a “you stupid twat”, “haven’t you thought about that eh! Dimwit” closing line.I can’t help it...
hinkley 7 years ago I see what you did there. foobarbecue 7 years ago Who do you think you are, saying I did stuff?
Rhetorical questions don't require an answer.
Questions like, "How can we have an audit trail for this solution, in case we have to diagnose problems?" demand an answer.
"This is a stupid idea and let me tell you why." invites a rebuttal, not a compromise or a re-think.
Do you think that a complaint in the form of a question is necessarily rhetorical? Couldn't it, in fact, be Socratic?
The way I read or hear it every time there a “you stupid twat”, “haven’t you thought about that eh! Dimwit” closing line.
I can’t help it...
I see what you did there.
Who do you think you are, saying I did stuff?