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Comment by LoganDark

2 months ago

That's a common usage of a rhetorical question. You ask it and then you answer it.

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andsoitis  2 months ago

> common usage of a rhetorical question. You ask it and then you answer it.

A rhetorical question is a question asked for effect rather than to get an answer.

If you have to explicitly answer the question it is not rhetorical.

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