| 单词 | rhetorical question |
| 例句 | It’s more a rhetorical question because I know the answer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It is difficult to spot a rhetorical question. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Dad would have to sit there and nod every time she asked a rhetorical question. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “That wasn’t a rhetorical question. Do you know what your biggest problem is?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t pay any attention; he was always speaking when his thoughts were somewhere else, asking rhetorical questions and echoing other people’s words. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z If the first oration against Catiline can be said to have a dominant figure, though, it is the rhetorical question. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It was a rhetorical question, meaning there wasn’t supposed to be an answer, right? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z But poor Miss Warren, she answered my rhetorical question. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He turned around now to look at me, for he was still dueling, posing a rhetorical question, almost a joke. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When, for example, he posed the rhetorical question, “Is survival possible when civilization reverts to the law of the jungle?” his devoted listeners recognized the reference to Africa and African Americans. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Nearly half a century ago, a professor of entomology at Washington State College, A. L. Melander, asked the now purely rhetorical question, “Can insects become resistant to sprays?” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z That was obviously a rhetorical question; Mrs. Burt wasn't even looking at her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I thought that this might be another rhetorical question, but I wasn’t sure. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Something about the tone of his voice or the reaction of the other children told me this was a purely rhetorical question. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The rhetorical questions had a clammy air; the exclamation mark was the first resort of those who shout to make themselves clearer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a rhetorical question; I wasn’t really expecting an answer, but Millard gave me one anyway. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It probably only seemed like a rhetorical question. The Art of the Vladimir Putin Photo Shoot 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z This reader’s response to that rhetorical question is: It’s the memoirist’s job to figure out those basic questions, and then write us your considered answers. The Examined Life May Be More Worth Living. Reading About It Is Another Matter. 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z The thing I have a problem with in theater is when tired rhetorical questions like that start being hurled at the audience. ‘Bastards of Strindberg,’ Four Short Plays at the Lion 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z This is not a rhetorical question but rather an expression of genuine puzzlement occasioned by “Something Borrowed,” a well-meaning comedy of marriage that seems ardently committed to the blandness of its characters. | 'Something Borrowed': New Lovers and the Old Triangle 2011-05-06T05:23:01Z The editorial mentioned two unconfirmed incidents in upstate New York and offered a series of frightening rhetorical questions. When Halloween became America’s most dangerous holiday 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z "Will the night ever ripen/ to slice us in two?" seems to be the rhetorical question which invites a negative answer. Poem of the week: Fruition by Rhian Edwards 2012-06-18T11:24:52Z She loves a rhetorical question to which the answer more often than not is “no.” Suze Orman Is Back to Help You Ride Out the Storm 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z In his singular voice, which combined a trace of a Spanish accent — his father was an immigrant from Spain — and years of cigar-smoke husk, Carril spoke in rhetorical questions. The Power of Pete Carril 2011-03-16T13:30:00Z Acting like an old vaudeville pro, she adds, “It’s a rhetorical question.” ‘Ruthless!’ sings but ‘Zombie Prom’ is D.O.A. 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z I’m Single, Not an Alien: Is there a more contrived and idiotic party-construct than a “couple thing”? Not a rhetorical question. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Should a single try to burst her friends’ couple bubble? 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Walsh pops in from time to time to state the obvious and ask rhetorical questions. ‘Hunt With John Walsh’ Goes for Suspects Still at Large 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z He also pauses protractedly to kneel before the Vogue “fashion superdeity” Anna Wintour, to whom he poses the rhetorical question, “What’s it like to listen to the cracking knee joints that accompany my curtsies?” Books Of Style: Simon Doonan: In the Mind of a Ringmaster 2013-09-06T22:49:41Z Okay With Being “Not the Best”: It was a rhetorical question, but here’s an answer anyway: A lot of people get “frustrated at someone for being too kind and supportive.” After a lifetime of criticism, parents are overcompensating by being too supportive 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z It also tries, through a barrage of rhetorical questions, to determine who was to blame for Gordon’s death — the man himself? Review | The biography that changed biography forever 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Before I could answer the rhetorical question, my attention was distracted by the arrival of something called an iwagaki rock oyster. In Search of Japan’s Hidden Culinary Revolution 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Though Don’s lament pushes back against prejudices regarding cultural identity, the moviet also suggests that the answer to his rhetorical question is “a person,” a trait-free person, and that this is quite enough. “Green Book,” Reviewed: Peter Farrelly’s Bland, Regressive Flip on “Driving Miss Daisy” 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z She wasn’t with me at “Red Eye,” but her voice echoed in my mind with that rhetorical question. Early-’60s Absurdism in ‘Red Eye of Love’ 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Early in the film, Mr. Reiner asks a rhetorical question: “How come we got the extra years? Was it luck, good genes, modern medicine? Or are we doing something right?” For Carl Reiner and His Fellow Nonagenarians, Death Can Wait 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z She constantly interrupts herself, asking rhetorical questions, aborting thoughts, shifting into digressions. Critic’s Notebook: Julie Klausner’s Podcast, ‘How Was Your Week?’ 2012-12-31T23:26:34Z Feltz breezed through the morning's topics, drawing on rhetorical questions and her impressive vocabulary to stir discussion. Radio head: Vanessa Feltz 2010-11-24T08:00:00Z After one narrative detour, Kilmer recognizes the digression with a rhetorical question: “Where were we?” Review | Val Kilmer’s ‘I’m Your Huckleberry’ offers a scatterbrained journey into his idiosyncratic head space 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z First of all, I think all questions are more or less rhetorical questions. “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z There’s a pithy theory of the Other couched within rhetorical questions. “My Dinner with Hervé” Is a Testament to Peter Dinklage’s Charisma 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Castro had famously answered his own rhetorical question in 1961 about the rights of writers and artists: “Within the revolution, everything. Against the revolution, no rights at all.” Ricardo Porro, Exiled Cuban Architect, Dies at 89 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z And that there is one a them rhetorical questions. We’ve been brainwashed 2012-06-14T17:21:00Z “Why did they make another Shrek movie?” one of my children asked me as we bought tickets to see it, and I suspect it was at least partly a rhetorical question. Film: An Old Pairing: Summer and Movie Sequels 2010-06-11T04:28:00Z Some time ago, social game designer Holly Gramazio noticed its letters page features a lot of rhetorical questions. Internet picks of the week 2011-02-12T00:05:36Z An episode titled “Sugar Babies” begins with a Bradshavian rhetorical question: “As the slutty feminist that I am, I can’t help but wonder: Is being a sugar baby the world’s greatest life hack?” The Ennobling Smut of Gregg Araki’s “Now Apocalypse” 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z In a series of rhetorical questions, some answered and some not, we got an explanation for why he wanted to go to war. The Walking Dead Watch: Too Far Gone 2013-12-02T10:14:40Z She also suggests that her husband’s accusers are not actually victims, posing the rhetorical question: “Who is the victim?” “Who is the victim?”: Camille Cosby and the “good wife” script 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z “What’s with you people here?” he demands at one point in their journey, a rhetorical question. Susan Minot’s ‘Thirty Girls’: surviving suffering in Uganda 2014-03-26T19:50:24Z Massimo talks largely in abstractions and poses annoying rhetorical questions like: “What is a wall? What is a ceiling?” Theater Review: Richard Maxwell’s ‘Isolde’ Explores Primal Instincts 2014-04-13T22:03:33Z Confused: Are you asking this as a rhetorical question? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Dear me! He learns his wife kept her old boyfriends’ love letters. 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Probably, I agree, taking it for a rhetorical question – but to my surprise Garcia looks suddenly stung. Andy Garcia: the outsider 2010-07-19T06:59:00Z It’s the verbal one who provides the work’s dominant element: an intermittent series of fortune-cookie rhetorical questions that function like phrases in textual art. Review: Wait, Wait … I Want to Tell You. 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z “This one is not a rhetorical question,” I told my father when he didn’t answer. I took my dead father to a Red Sox game 2013-03-09T15:00:00Z “You start low, you build slow, you throw in some rhetorical questions, you build up, build up, build up!” On a Virginia driving tour, tracing patriot Patrick Henry’s path to history 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z On the raging "Burning Hand," Elias Bender Ronnenfelt loses his throat asking pointed rhetorical questions with such aplomb. Review: Iceage prove their worth on sophomore CD 2013-02-19T18:56:08Z But she is so distressed by the situation that they are hardly jokes at all, more a series of heartfelt, rhetorical questions. How Edinburgh standups are dealing with the riots 2011-08-10T19:00:02Z “Painting has to do with, in a sense, connections, doesn’t it?” he once ventured, as if delivering a rhetorical question in the midst of a soliloquy. Review | Seeing Jasper Johns: A seminal artist’s career is celebrated and illuminated in two cities 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Similarly, “Face of God” is back porch blues built around a high-minded rhetorical question: “Tell me how much more suffering/Before you see the eyes of God?” New Albums by Honeyblood, John Hiatt and the Fred Hersch Trio 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z And it offers dozens of possibilities in the current edition of its National Design Triennial, which comes with a title in the form of rhetorical question: “Why Design Now?” Art Review: Thinking Green ? Design Triennial at Cooper-Hewitt 2010-05-13T21:45:00Z There were lots of rhetorical questions and lovely turns of phrase, but Saul always seemed to be hearing a hard and fast “no” that Jivadi wasn’t actually conveying. ‘Homeland,’ Season 6, Episode 8: The Never-Ending Trials of Quinn 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z These are the urgent rhetorical questions that loom over Alexander's narrative: "Lost implies we are looking, he might be found," she writes, "I lost my husband. Where is he I often wonder?" In her new memoir, Elizabeth Alexander deals with loss of her spouse 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z At the very end of "Agents of Chaos" you pose a rhetorical question aloud: how strong is our democracy? "There's no agreement on facts": Alex Gibney's look at Russian interference shows America's weakness 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Add to it the narrative voice: that of an almost giddy sommelier expressing himself with too many exclamation points and rhetorical question marks. If Tea Isn’t Your Cuppa, How About Beer, Wine or Coffee? 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The answer to that rhetorical question, whether you are human or a Muppet, is, of course, both. | 'The Muppets': ?The Muppets,? With Jason Segel and Amy Adams - Review 2011-11-22T13:00:00Z The answer to that rhetorical question is of course no, but the details of how the system got this one wrong still manage to shock. Exonerated for a Murder They Didn’t Commit 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z It sounds like a rhetorical question, but it doesn’t satisfy William, who politely rebuffs her advances. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 2: If You Can’t Tell, Does It Matter? 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z One other thing: What is the record for rhetorical questions in a single paragraph? Green Lantern: Not So Super-Hero 2011-06-16T15:55:00Z “Is veganism no more than a capitalist lifestyle choice?” ran a rhetorical question on the Red Black Green blog. The unstoppable rise of veganism: how a fringe movement went mainstream 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z You get people who have had a few drinks coming up to you and asking rhetorical questions like: "What have I seen you in?" John Hannah, actor – portrait of the artist 2013-04-30T13:52:23Z As if to answer his own rhetorical question, what follows is an improvised cadenza on electric bass, both dazzling and no big deal. New Music: Albums From Thundercat and Buika 2013-06-10T21:43:39Z Same thing with the sarcastic rhetorical question — “Seriously?” | 'Date Night': Tina Fey and Steve Carell Star in a New Comedy 2010-04-09T00:55:00Z For the artist, who is Mexican American, it was a response, in part, to a common rhetorical question he'd heard over the course of his life. Daniel Joseph Martinez offers a front-row seat to a famous artistic murder -- starring himself 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z A few minutes in, I already found myself thinking in Irbese: gazing at an everyday task and letting the rhetorical questions stack up to a teetering absurdity. Some Personal News From Samantha Irby 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z At the end of "Mont Blanc", framing that final rhetorical question about meaning, he evokes a chilling kind of hell. Mont Blanc by Percy Bysshe Shelley 2013-03-11T13:41:42Z She asks rhetorical questions as she looks intently at her laptop. | 'Jersey Couture': On Oxygen, Picking Party Dresses in New Jersey 2010-05-31T23:44:00Z He seemed to appreciate that this was a rhetorical question, and did not venture a guess. I took my dead father to a Red Sox game 2013-03-09T15:00:00Z A few songs into her performance at the Fillmore Silver Spring, Jazmine Sullivan asked the audience a pointed rhetorical question: “It’s been a while, right?” Jazmine Sullivan: One of R&B’s richest voices soars at Fillmore after hiatus 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z That might seem a rhetorical question: The most obvious answer is that Olympians are in peak physical condition. Sexiest Olympics ever? 2012-07-29T01:00:00Z That’s not a rhetorical question; my advice for you is to answer it. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The ‘dream job’ vs. the most important job in the world — parenting 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Soon, I answer my own rhetorical question: Yes, a hike on a paved trail is a hike, at least if that hike is in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s urban jungle is real, not a metaphor for concrete and steel 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z These are rhetorical questions; anyone mildly familiar with American cultural history knows the dynamics at play here. Run-DMC, Aerosmith and the Song That Changed Everything 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z It's a rhetorical question, but in the process of recording Synthetica, they found the answer, after recruiting Lou Reed as a guest vocalist on dreamy track The Wanderlust. Metric: the band putting angst on the agenda 2012-06-25T16:59:01Z No rhetorical questions were posed in the Letters page of the Guardian Weekend magazine, Saturday 15 January 2011. Internet picks of the week 2011-02-12T00:05:36Z For ages 3-6: The picture book asks rhetorical questions about beginnings: “Does a cake remember it was once grain? Does a statue remember it was once stone?” Wine to the max, Puget Sound history, a kid who ‘can’ 2014-01-06T21:30:20Z Swisher responded with a rhetorical question: “Why do any of them talk to me?” How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z And yet the poem seems to answer, by a somewhat piqued rhetorical question, its subject’s request: Why haven’t you written my elegy? The Final Prophecy of W. S. Merwin 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z This may sound like a rhetorical question, but I suggest you treat it as one you’d like them to answer. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When friends dismiss your problems, tell them where it hurts 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z This is not a rhetorical question these days. Just How Tall Can Roller Coasters Get? 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Gyllenhaal proved true to his word, offering the crowd only a single rhetorical question before handing off the microphone. Jake Gyllenhaal wants you to feel disturbed after watching him in ‘Nightcrawler’ The Malick rhetorical questions and entreaties rarely cease on the soundtrack. Cannes: Malick's cosmic film debuts — at last — to boos, cheers 2011-05-16T14:17:20Z Mr Essig ends his entertaining study with a rhetorical question: “How much is a happy pig worth?” Nose-to-tail eating 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z This is a rhetorical question, but I just want readers to understand this, very clearly. Bernie Sanders meets Spike Lee: ‘Where do we go? Where is the hope?’ 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z That’s a rhetorical question – you don’t need to think about it. Michael Bay’s “apolitical” Benghazi movie: Every kind of American delusion and stupidity in one package! 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z “Why do you ask?” is a rhetorical question, but some people will respond with their reasons anyway; remember, if these were socially skilled people, your uterus wouldn’t be up for discussion in the first place. Carolyn Hax: Feeling besieged by questions about plans for having children 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Find out by deducing who or what is being described in the following extracts: 1 "A device that answers a rhetorical question you weren't really asking." The G2 Quiz of 2010: Charlie Brooker's quiz 2010-12-23T08:00:01Z Or Michael Corleone in "The Godfather" asking, "Where is it written that you can't kill a cop?" -- a rhetorical question that presupposes that such texts don't exist if you choose not to read them. "The Social Network": A modern horror film 2010-10-04T18:01:00Z Yeah, you're right -- it's a rhetorical question and not a very bright one, and you're also right that what I'm really doing is trolling for responses from female readers. "Grown Ups": It's time to kill the midlife dude flick 2010-06-25T00:23:00Z There’s a joke in the screenplay that suggests that Doueiri already knew the answer to that rhetorical question: “We live in the Middle East,” one character says. Oscar-nominated ‘The Insult’ reopens old wounds — but to heal them 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z After being asked to explain who owned the vaccine, Salk stated that "the people" were the owners, justifying that fact with a famous rhetorical question: "Could you patent the sun?" Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, would have been baffled by modern anti-vaxxers, experts say 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Because I hate rhetorical questions, the answers are, in order, “nothing at all” and “cool astronomy stuff.” How to Survive Mercury in Retrograde 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z “It was a conversation that went much longer than I anticipated and ended in the rhetorical question of why neckties survived, but powdered wigs went away,” Sankey said. SEC commissioner calls on Congress to set national standards for athlete compensation 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z If I had a penny for each time I heard that rhetorical question … I would have McDonald’s money. Rolling back child labor laws shows disdain for poor families | LZ Granderson 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z It was a rhetorical question, though Hakstol spoke to what the series win meant in a historical perspective. Kraken’s Game 7 win keeps playoff hockey on Seattle’s center stage 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z In their abstraction, such rhetorical questions cumulatively threaten to undercut the personal force of the book. Review | Unlocking the mysteries of one family’s past 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z A WhatsApp message flashed across the screen from an old friend in Taiwan posing a puzzling rhetorical question: Weren’t he and his wife, Shirley, American citizens? Far-right media outlet targets L.A.'s Asian business leaders. They're fighting back 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z She also makes liberal use of stacks of rhetorical questions to support her conclusions when evidence is lacking. Review | What a new book gets wrong about Picasso’s time in France 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “I was referring to the responsibility that comes with freedom of speech: to consider not only the benefit of our words but also the consequences. It isn’t a rhetorical question,” Steinbach wrote. Opinion | Stanford students lost a chance to learn when they shouted down a judge 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Answering his own rhetorical question, Adams asserted: "It wouldn't be any different at all." Let’s give thanks to the "Dilbert" guy 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z The rhetorical question elicited the response Vassegh anticipated, the ballpark suddenly sounding as if Urías had struck out a batter with two outs and the bases loaded. Hernández: Julio Urías proved he can be the Dodgers' ace. Now they must pay him like one 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z This is not a rhetorical question, the answer to which would seem to be a key to the solution and remedy. Opinion | Metro needs to get its 7000-series cars back on track 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Detective: That was a rhetorical question, one that is asked without expecting any answer. Opinion | If ‘Law & Order’ investigations went like the Supreme Court leak 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Pavone answered his rhetorical question by saying such a change might “take a few days, maybe a few weeks — maybe you’ll never do that.” Defrocked pro-life Catholic priest predicts church will move to excommunicate him 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z I’m out of huffy rhetorical questions, so I’ll conclude: Dana would probably have liked at least one friend to have shown an interest in spending time with her. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Single friend blames couples for ruining group vacation 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s not even a rhetorical question; it’s just a complaint. How Streaming Has Rewritten the Script for Movies 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Ben Rhodes, Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser, leaves viewers with a succinct rhetorical question, the answer to which is, by the end of the film, painfully obvious: “Where does this all end?” Review | ‘The Corridors of Power’: A devastating look at genocide and inaction 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z But he added what he said was a rhetorical question. Alito Says Leak of Ruling Overturning Roe Put Justices’ Lives at Risk 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Kumar’s use of rhetorical questions and phrases such as Let’s look at creates an informal, conversational tone that is well suited to script. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Responses to Graham's rhetorical questions added up to a resounding 'no,' and users on social media were quick to note that the Republican Party has almost entirely succumbed to Trump's influence. Lindsey Graham says he was afraid of Trump 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z That isn't a rhetorical question, as Homelander of "The Boys" might say. Jan. 6 miniseries unfolds plot: Barr calls bulls**t, Rudy was drunk and Trump's in trouble 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The rhetorical question asked by the Hall of Fame coach could have been meant to cast doubt on Fisher’s impassioned defense to Saban’s cheating accusation. Steve Spurrier sides with Nick Saban in NIL dispute with Jimbo Fisher 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Jackson posed a rhetorical question: “In any other industry is it okay to limit the earning capacity of your employees when they’re not scheduled to work, when they’ve fulfilled their commitments to you?” With a WNBA star detained, tensions brew over players going overseas 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The rhetorical question leads to the thesis statement in the last sentence of the introduction. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z One woman, Tamara, said: "I'm sorry, is that a rhetorical question? American progress?" Are you better off today than a year ago? Most Americans say no 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Hitler was blasting his way across Europe, and Lewis asked the students a rhetorical question: Why study when they could be in the trenches fighting the Nazis? As Ukraine suffers, we each can do our part 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z “Let me ask a rhetorical question,” he said, pausing midway through it. ‘I can still stand’: Biden offers defenses and regrets in marathon news conference 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Then he posed a rhetorical question to himself: “Did you ever think you’d be asked that question by another leader?” As Capitol riot anniversary nears, Western allies fear for health of U.S. democracy 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z His frequent use of personal anecdotes, rhetorical questions, brief asides, jokes, personal attacks, and false claims made his speeches disjointed, but they gave the feeling of a running conversation between him and his audience. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z That moment has remained with me because, considering everything that had happened and would happen to his tortured land, the point behind his rhetorical question merited more than passing consideration. The Time Archbishop Tutu Was Searched at the Airport 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Not a rhetorical question — I am genuinely curious. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Aging father keeps doing house projects. How to get him to ‘sit still’? 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z To laughter and cheers, he issued a rhetorical question to administrators: “If you left, and your job disappeared tomorrow, would that change anything that’s going on in any of our schools?” New N.Y.C. Schools Chancellor Vows to Tackle Education Bureaucracy 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Eventually, Kushner jokes that Louis’s rhetorical question might have to be amended or scrapped altogether. Tony Kushner, Oracle of the Upper West Side 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Why has the author used rhetorical questions within the script? Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z After reeling off a list of similar rhetorical questions, he added, “Perhaps most importantly, does Senator Manchin not believe what the scientists are telling us, that we face an existential threat regarding climate change?” Biden faces shrinking timetable to salvage his agenda 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The conservative blog RedState asked its readers a rhetorical question: "Did Leftists Who Stalked and Filmed Sinema in the Bathroom Commit a Crime?" Trumpers stand up for Kyrsten Sinema, suggest bathroom protesters should be "deported" 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Sorry, that’s a rhetorical question, because everyone knows the answer: Of course it’s “no.” Column: Surprise! Postal service is about to get slower — and more expensive 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Mottley proceeded to rattle off a list of rhetorical questions, challenging the audience on a variety of topics from vaccine inequity to climate change to digital regulations for preventing fake news. GLIMPSES: Phone in hand, Barbados PM dials into issues at UN 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Finally, Desmond appeals to his readers’ sense of right and wrong when he asks a key rhetorical question: Is housing a fundamental American right? Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z It was a rhetorical question that she answered herself. French Laundry. Pandemic. Trump. Chaos. All played big as voters cast recall ballots 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Our answer to those last two rhetorical questions is no — but those hardly exhaust the options for better focusing his plan on the country’s neediest people and most pressing issues. Opinion | Biden asked what could be cut from his covid relief package. Here are some ideas. 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z When asked recently about pursuing Brady during the off-season, Arians responded with a rhetorical question: “Do you sit and live in a closet trying to be safe, or are you going to have some fun?” Tom Brady’s 7th Super Bowl Win Ends N.F.L.’s Most Challenging Year 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Allen said, repeating what was clearly a rhetorical question. Perspective | How do you lose to a team by 44 and then beat the same team the next day? Ask Army. 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z He writes in a voice that invites readers to picture him speaking, asking rhetorical questions. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z “It’s something that we’ll talk a lot about. I asked the guys in the locker room if this was kind of all they wanted. Obviously that’s a rhetorical question: They want more.” Gonzaga, Baylor remain top two in poll 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z That has turned out to be a rhetorical question, at least so far. What will American politics be like after Trump? First of all, he's not going away 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z That moronic rhetorical question would be profoundly disturbing if it weren't pathetic, and I guess it can be both. Trump lost — but did democracy really win? That depends on us 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z “My fear is if it is taken away, we are back to relying on eyewitnesses, and I really ask the rhetorical question: Is that better?” Facial recognition used to identify Lafayette Square protester accused of assault 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z In another paragraph, focus on other rhetorical elements, such as parallelism, repetition, and rhetorical questions. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z “My fear is if it is taken away, we are back to relying on eyewitnesses and I really ask the rhetorical question: Is that better?” Facial recognition used to identify Lafayette Square protester accused of assault 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z When she asks an African American football fan if all men are treated equally in the United States, he scoffs with disbelief: “Is that a rhetorical question?” Review | ‘American Selfie’ documentary holds a disheartening mirror up to America 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z That may sound blase or flippant, but it’s a sincere rhetorical question. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z “Who will help?” she asked, as if it was a rhetorical question. These essential workers face evictions and could become homeless during pandemic 2020-08-13T04:00:00Z Consider rhetorical strategies such as parallelism, repetition, rhetorical questions, and figurative language. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z The boycott movement, known as Stop Hate for Profit, skewered Facebook with a series of rhetorical question: With Facebook hemorrhaging advertisers, CEO agrees to meet with boycott organizers 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z George F. Will posed a rhetorical question of utmost importance in these unprecedented times, and he framed it within the perspective of our country’s history and the prospectiveness for its future. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Sportswriters in and out of bounds 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Holiday punctuated that rhetorical question with six question marks, followed by four exclamation points and then five more question marks. Mass. college ‘deeply sorry’ for letting police officers use restroom: ‘It will not happen again’ 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z His rhetorical question — “Why wouldn’t you?” — was echoed by a black man hours later, crossing the Manhattan Bridge in lanes closed to traffic. Inside a Huge Brooklyn Protest: ‘The World Is Watching’ 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z In combination with the accompanying analysis, the rhetorical question helps establish the tone and theme of the painting that Leo Davis wishes to explore. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z "For those who state Q is conspiracy, rhetorical question for you; what if you are wrong?" she tweeted in December. Oregon Republicans pick QAnon conspiracy theorist as Senate candidate: “I stand with Q” 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z His rhetorical question was liked by more than 12,000 since this morning. Social media storm erupts after CNN puts Greta Thunberg on coronavirus panel: report 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Lin asks in rhetorical questions for the camera. China has a dashing new hero: The ‘Mask Hunter’ 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Judge Sporkin’s rhetorical question was seen as a call of moral reckoning. Stanley Sporkin, crusading SEC enforcer and tough-minded U.S. judge, dies at 88 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Senate was Army lawyer Joseph Welch's rhetorical question to Sen. Joseph McCarthy: "Have you no sense of decency?" America's fatal flaw: The founders assumed our leaders would have some basic decency 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z A White House statement released after the Senate trial concluded Wednesday ominously posed a rhetorical question: “Will there be no retribution?” Trump ousts Vindman and Sondland, punishing key impeachment witnesses in post-acquittal campaign of retribution 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z But for the well-heeled, it’s a largely rhetorical question: Review | For working-class Americans, disaster is only a misstep away 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z And though I’m generally loath to agree with Trump, his blunt rhetorical question – “Who the hell cares about the budget?” – may have some merit. As deficits soar, Trump asks, 'Who the hell cares about the budget?' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z With each class, Witherspoon asked the rhetorical question: “How many youth in here see their father all the time?” In a West Baltimore middle school, a lesson in neckwear, manhood 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The preacher-activist said such political gains are selling out the church, saying he was reminded of Jesus’s rhetorical question “What profits a man to gain the world and lose his own soul?” Al Sharpton rips evangelicals backing Trump: ‘They would sell Jesus out’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Undeterred, Alley sent a second tweet clapping back at Daou and accusing him of posing a rhetorical question just to make himself seem smart. Kirstie Alley gets into Twitter feud with Democratic adviser over billionaires, socialism 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z According to a later tweet, she received an answer to her rhetorical question. Patrick Mahomes' girlfriend Brittany Matthews alleges harassment by Patriots fans 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z In fact, Dennis Parsons was forced to resign in 2016 after making the remarks, which he said were a rhetorical question and not his views. Revealed: Tory candidates issued with attack manuals on how to smear rivals 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Before the executive made it to the parking lot, he excitedly asked a rhetorical question. NBA Fastbreak: Marcus Smart has a big impact with Celtics 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Just mounting contingencies, and then rhetorical questions that are not necessarily as edifying as one might wish them to be. Why am I addicted to the impeachment hearings? I’m not even American? | Rosa Lyster 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z That is, at this point, a rhetorical question. Lamar Jackson, Delaying the Spectacular, Shows an M.V.P.’s Steadiness 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Undoubtedly, Sanders’s rhetorical question reflected one of his deepest convictions: that public college education should be free to everyone, and that existing student debt, all $1.6 trillion of it, should be canceled. Opinion | The answer to Bernie Sanders’s student debt proposal is ‘no’ 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z He writes that the philosopher’s style is one of “rhetorical questions, ellipses, fables, mini-dialogues, hints that much is left unsaid, and apparent praise for seeming to be other than you are.” Nietzsche’s Eternal Return 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z So Rory had to do what every villain does in every movie, which is explain their motive with a rhetorical question. It's clear Rory McIlroy is defecting from Europe to play for the United States at the 2020 Ryder Cup - Golf Digest 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z One senses that these are not rhetorical questions. The Norwegian Novel That Divided a Family and Captivated a Country 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z That was obviously a rhetorical question; the answer is yes, yes, yes, yes. 'Clitoris' is not a dirty word – but society's fear of it has disastrous consequences 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z But it also feels like a fitting, even Gladwellian rhetorical question in approaching “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About People We Don’t Know,” his sixth book examining human behavior. Review: What do Bernie Madoff and Sylvia Plath have in common? Malcolm Gladwell explains 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z I found other parts of this slim book, totaling 124 pages of text, sometimes ponderous, packed with rhetorical questions that at times felt meandering. Review | On college campuses, managing the tension between inclusion and ideas 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z That is a rhetorical question, of course – please don’t tweet me. Joni Mitchell's albums – ranked! 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z The protestors started chanting a rhetorical question: “Why are we still here? Why are we still here?” Puerto Rico’s Loud and Fervent Days of Protest 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z In Indianola, she didn’t flinch at the sudden, unexpected reply to a rhetorical question she asked about what the nation has experienced under the current Administration. How Iowans Greeted Kamala Harris After Her Debate Breakthrough 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z That led to Moore asking himself a rhetorical question, tweeting: "What is Bradley so worried about?" Don Jr. blasts Roy Moore as he floats another Senate run: 'It's time to ride off into the sunset' 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z It seemed like a rhetorical question, but Feinberg, taking a drag of his cigarette, ventured an answer. The New German Anti-Semitism 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z “This is not a rhetorical question: Will you join us, and vote to adopt the resolution?” Amazon employees confront Jeff Bezos to demand climate justice; Bezos hides backstage 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The rhetorical question struck to the heart of a truth that must be addressed if the Lakers have any chance at fixing their busted front office. Magic Johnson continues to tarnish the Lakers' and his legacy 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z This is more than a rhetorical question, and we’re not just asking for a friend. Barr's inquiry into the Trump-Russia inquiry is corruption eating itself | Richard Wolffe 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Pompeo’s implied answer to his own rhetorical question was, of course, no. Would Margaret Thatcher have taken the US side against Huawei? Not necessarily | Tim Bale 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z She asks lengthy, essentially rhetorical questions and occasionally prompts the experts to confirm that what she’s saying is correct. Ocasio-Cortez Is Finding a New Model for How to Work in Public 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Even though yours is pretty close to a rhetorical question, I am going to offer some advice: Start recruiting ambitious, hungry kids from good state schools and community colleges. A Handyman Asks: After Servicing a Home, Can I Get Paid to Service My Clients’ Other Needs? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z It was a rhetorical question, of course, and Trout has now answered with a resounding no. Mike Trout Didn’t Go on the Market. It Came to Him. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z It is a little like Abraham Lincoln’s rhetorical question, “Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” Opinion | The Dalai Lama and Arthur Brooks: All of us can break the cycle of hatred 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z In no way do I mean that to be a rhetorical question. How Equifax Complicates a Simple Task: Freezing a Child’s Credit 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Republican Rep. Darlene Taylor asked a rhetorical question while speaking in favor of the bill: “Who speaks for baby fetus?” Georgia House backs ‘heartbeat’ abortion restriction 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z The chaos and disappointments of the preceding months have cured him of pointless fantasies, and he dismisses Brett’s romantic speculation with this bitter rhetorical question. Perspective | The 23 most unforgettable last sentences in fiction 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z With new a new branding campaign that poses the rhetorical question to customers, “What would you like the power to do?” Wells Fargo provides an object lesson in how not to rebrand a Black Hat bank 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z After Cain murders Abel, God lobs what is quite possibly the first rhetorical question ever asked at Cain: “Where is your brother Abel?” Perspective | ‘The Good Place’ has created a heaven and hell perfect for our time 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Brooks asked after the game, still posing rhetorical questions to reporters. Wizards stay close, for a while, before Stephen Curry and the Warriors pull away late 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z If you ask him a question, you're likely to get a 20-minute response peppered with quips and rhetorical questions, along with hundreds of pages of supporting documents. Expert witness David Egilman wins billions—and makes enemies—as he fights companies over public health 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z And because it was a rhetorical question, King was assuming that the rest of us — all conservative-thinking people — are bigots as well. Opinion | Republicans need to condemn Trump’s brazen bigotry 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z That is not a rhetorical question; I would really like to know. When Americans want to understand Brexit, it’s clear Britain is in trouble 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z It is usually a bad idea to raise a rhetorical question when the answer is both obvious and unfavorable. Opinion | Trump’s inner circle has always been a cesspool 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Sure, those are rhetorical questions — but good ones. Stock-watchers: Beware of whiplash 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The “Fox & Friends” producer, accustomed to checking the screen every minute to watch the familiar ominous footage as hosts asked creepy, leading rhetorical questions about it, was shocked to see it was no longer there. Opinion | Lone guy at Fox News still worried about caravan, embarrassing colleagues 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z It sounded like a rhetorical question, and nobody answered. Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z If the movie were real, it would have been a purely rhetorical question, because every southerner of the era knew the simple answer: well regulated militias kept the slaves in chains. The ongoing Kaepernick controversy shows much of white America is still in “slave patrol” mode 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z It was parodied on “Seinfeld” and is all over Woody Allen, full of rhetorical questions, sentences that meander and end on a rise. Opinion | Where Does Rabbi Voice Come From? 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z I can ask that rhetorical question in all modesty because I didn’t think of it. Clive James on his epic new poem: ‘The story of a mind heading into oblivion’ 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Dionne Jr.’s rhetorical question about why people stay Catholic is simple: I attend Mass to deepen my relationship with the Lord. Opinion | The moral dilemma confronting Catholics 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z This was a rhetorical question; the obvious answer is supposed to be “no.” How Do You Explain the ‘Obvious?’ 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Under the circumstances, that need not be a rhetorical question. Republicans schedule Kavanaugh hearings, despite lack of documents 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z He asked the rhetorical question: “How many people in this room believe that the Democratic establishment in Washington is listening to you and doing what you want?” and received the expected silence afterwards. Tom Steyer blasts Democrats for lack of courage at Netroots Nation event 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Mrs P is a recurring motif, as is the rhetorical question. Depression: the radical theory linking it to inflammation 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z Team Trump embraces Truth as a provocation, a rhetorical question, a suggestion of something covered up. The art of distraction in Trump’s New-Truth era 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z And he followed that rhetorical question with another, suggesting that he would rather the question-askers just disappear: “Take away credentials?” Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z It’s not a rhetorical question, and not a cash count. The Travel Credit Cards That Carry You Farthest 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z At one point late in life he asked Forrest a rhetorical question: "Do you know what's the worst thing for a drug addict?" Producer and DJ Matt Dike defined rap and underground in the 1980s. Then he walked away. 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z More often than not it’s a rhetorical question, and it actually helps perpetuate the problem. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Team Trump embraces the New Truth as a provocation, a rhetorical question, a suggestion of something covered up. The art of distraction in Trump’s New-Truth era 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z His 40 designs, which relied on layering, seemed to answer Owens’ rhetorical question in the affirmative. Stars turn out for swansong of Louis Vuitton designer 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z In practice, we have an answer to that rhetorical question. Analysis | Forget the NFL catch rule. The league has a replay problem. 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z This is a rhetorical question, but it merits an answer. One Game to Remember. Just One. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Kennedy illustrated his fears with two rhetorical questions. How to stop Google and Facebook from becoming even more powerful | Barry Lynn and Matt Stoller 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z The vacuum of information was filled on social media by people peppering the company with comments and rhetorical questions, none of them good. A Dove ad showed a black woman turning herself white. The backlash is growing. 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z He rebuts that argument with a rhetorical question. For five years, a Richmond local has made a one-man stand against the Redskins’ name 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z When it is time to “grapple with tricky ethical issues”, such as human experimentation, she baulks, unspooling instead a series of rhetorical questions. Genome editing: That's the way the CRISPR crumbles : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Not long ago, a physicist at Stanford posed a rhetorical question that took me by surprise. Challenging Mainstream Thought About Beauty’s Big Hand in Evolution 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z This is a rhetorical question, by the way; your “no” to his request was a complete answer that didn’t and still doesn’t need to be explained. How getting too close to old flames can burn new relationships 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z A rhetorical question at best. I would like to wrap my arms around you and your family and tell you it will be OK. Readers reach out to columnist Chris Erskine and Posh in their time of need 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z A rhetorical question of sorts, but I still answered: “Yes, Dad, we should.” Opinion | When cancer treatments do more harm than good 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z “Does anybody believe that Iraq is going to be a wonderful democracy…?” ran Trump’s rhetorical question. Trump’s dangerous delusions about Islam | Christopher de Bellaigue 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z For transhumanists, this could only be conceived of as a rhetorical question, the obvious answer to which was a resounding yes. 600 Miles in a Coffin-Shaped Bus, Campaigning Against Death Itself 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z About as good as the dictator, perhaps, or was that a rhetorical question? President Duterte’s List 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The FA Cup arrives like the cavalry at the weekend to interrupt an engrossing title race and temporarily shelve Pep Guardiola’s rhetorical question about whether or not Manchester City are in it. Pep Guardiola’s winter of discontent is nothing new in Premier League circus | Paul Wilson 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z “My statements the police labeled threats were abt burning the american flag& me posing a rhetorical question on 2nd amendment,” he explained. Kevin Allred, Rutgers lecturer, given psych evaluation for tweet about shooting white people 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z “Did you vote for me to abolish corruption?” he thundered, a rhetorical question from a man who led his party to victory two years ago with promises to fight corruption and promote economic development. Narendra Modi Defends Currency Move as Millions in India Scramble for Cash 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z But in a radio interview, he posited a rhetorical question about Hillary Clinton voters: Celebrities Are Voting, Then Putting Stickers on Their Faces 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Jia’s letter to employees included a rhetorical question: Would the company be devoured by the “giant waves” of the cash shortage or would it “boil the ocean” with the fire of his strategy. LeEco Funding Scare Casts Doubt on Grand Vision 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The instant cheers and wide grins from the entire bus tell you that this is a rhetorical question. Marijuana votes put pressure on US government - BBC News 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z I realise this is not a rhetorical question. The doctor who has met 250,000 migrants - BBC News 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “Did they answer my questions? That is the most rhetorical question you ever asked on this show, Bill. Of course they didn’t answer my questions,” replied Mr. Wallace. Debate moderator Chris Wallace: ‘Of course they didn’t answer my questions’ 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z It’s almost a rhetorical question, but a lot of elected Republicans can’t stand Trump, so for the purpose of today’s fantasy, let’s assume for a moment the answer is yes. Kaine’s Enabler 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Following the debate, Hillary Clinton posed this rhetorical question to crowds of her supporters: "if not paying taxes makes him smart, what does that make the rest of us?" Kaine vs. Pence: Two Key Moments 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The ad closes as it opened, and adds a rhetorical question: “Do you really need to ask?” New Hillary Clinton Ads Look to Expand Lead With Hispanic Voters 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z You’ll notice that there are a lot of rhetorical questions in this document. How Donald Trump Can Defeat Hillary Clinton in the First Debate 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z When I was studying science I remember my prof asking the rhetorical question "What happens to people who believed antiquated wrong theories" Answer They died off. Phyllis Schlafly, ‘First Lady’ of a Political March to the Right, Dies at 92 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Michael answers your question with six rhetorical questions of his own, and a statement that they have some "tense moments" at work. Why’d You Do That? How The Times Decides to Send News Alerts 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z At first, this may seem like a rhetorical question. Will You Be Happy After You Retire? 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Mrs. Clinton just discovered the dangers of a rhetorical question, courtesy of a new Trump ad. New Hillary Clinton Ads Look to Expand Lead With Hispanic Voters 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The challenge is very much similar to the rhetorical question of how to skin a live tiger. Malaysia’s Leader, Dogged by a Billion-Dollar Scandal, Proves Untouchable 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z The subheadline explains via a rhetorical question: “If Clinton chooses Warren as her number two, would that break the oestrogen limit at the White House?” Benghazi Without the Shame 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z These need not be seen as rhetorical questions. Trump suggests President Obama may be terrorist sympathizer 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z In one Sanders ad that got saturation play in the New York market, the rhetorical question is asked: “How does Wall Street get away with it?” Bernie has wasted his best weapon: Why Sanders should be raking the Obama administration over the coals 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z It’s a rhetorical question, but, actually, yes: Ray is allergic to the person he was when Una was a child. The Aftermath of Pedophilia 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z This was summed up by the rhetorical question that has appeared intermittently on the association’s website: “Why have the authors of the constitution left my uncle in a ditch?” The cult of memory: when history does more harm than good | David Rieff 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z We agree that history can’t be changed, and to answer the governor’s tendentious rhetorical question, we wouldn’t get rid of statues of George Washington because he was a slave owner. It’s time to retire Maryland’s state song 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z It was probably a rhetorical question, though Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, answered it quite clearly with a press release issued yesterday afternoon. Donald Trump finds new ways to out-Trump himself 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z That’s not a rhetorical question: The logic doesn’t apply because the attacks were very different. A Rhetorical Question 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z A rhetorical question but the ultimate one for this man. Ben Carson Is Struggling to Grasp Foreign Policy, Advisers Say 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z One of the section's characters is a 27-year-old feng shui expert named Thierry who spends some of her time on camera asking lofty, rhetorical questions, including, "Why does fate exist?" 'Hong Kong Trilogy' captures 3 generations of a place at a crossroads 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Those are rhetorical questions, but you knew that. Midnight in America 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z I imagine that was a rhetorical question, but the answer isn’t exactly complicated. Why Kentucky's Kim Davis won't find a different job 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Her words were a conscious echo of the pope’s rhetorical question. Catholicism and the modern American family: can Pope Francis bridge the gap? 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z From the department of rhetorical questions: Are the Dodgers a better team when Yasiel Puig is playing up to his ability? Yasiel Puig shows flashes of what a difference maker he can be for Dodgers 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z In a film economy where the biggest movies mostly emulate video games and rides, these are all rhetorical questions, of course. Are humans allowed in VR storytelling? 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z When I asked that rhetorical question on my Facebook page not long ago I was inundated with people who said they never just want the receipt in the bag. We may be hearing the last of, ‘Do you just want the receipt in the bag?’ 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z He famously asked the rhetorical question “Is this Watergate or Peyton Place?” while dissecting the charges. How Graham Earned a Reputation for Bucking the GOP 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z A cocky Mr Rajoy recently posed a rhetorical question: “Who, these days, is still talking about the bail-out, the recession or unemployment?” And then there were four 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z His answer to his rhetorical questions is curious, and is worth examining since it raises the additional question: Why is so much architecture criticism junk? Why Can't the New Urbanists Get a Fair Shake? 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z “The question was asked of one of our candidates this week: ‘Was the Iraq war a mistake?’,” he said, before posing a series of his own awkward rhetorical questions. Tough crowd in Iowa as GOP 'cattle call' ends with no clear party darling 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z This is by no means a rhetorical question. Navigating the Thickets of Financial Aid Counseling 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z These rhetorical questions are worth asking because under a Republican administration the implications of such a dire record of addressing the needs of blacks would be unsettling to say the least. ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Blacks lose progress under Obama symbol of representation 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z In my article last Monday, I had posed the rhetorical question, “Should the Fed Tell the Truth?” and offered, playfully, my suggestion as to what a truthful statement from the Fed chair would look like. Why The Fed Can't Tell The Truth 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Might as well consider a few rhetorical questions, if only to think about how to extricate ourselves from our problems in the region — problems, of course, caused in large part by policies Friedman promoted. Thomas Friedman asks if US should arm ISIS to fix problems created by policies he supported 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Teachers say they interpreted the rhetorical question to mean that no one knew Brownback would later become governor. Lobbyist confronts teacher over Brownback mention in speech 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z "So I was asking a rhetorical question that was designed to make her say that they weren't the same thing, and she did so. It was the response I wanted." Vito Barbieri, Idaho Lawmaker, Asks if Swallowed Camera Be Used for Female Exam 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z He tried gently persuading them with a series of rhetorical questions; he felt rewarding high-performing teachers and school administrators not only made sense but also posed little threat to teachers unions. Emails to Florida Reporters Show a Jeb Bush Eager to Engage 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z That rhetorical question, "Who am I to judge", does, however, have an answer: "You are the Pope." How will Pope Francis change the Church? 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Last week, a former Russian prime minister from the late 1990s raised the rhetorical question of sending regular troops to Ukraine - openly, not furtively - should Kiev pushed on with its offensive. Is Russia pushing into Ukraine or peace? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Lots of speakers will do something like ask a rhetorical question of the audience, or even ask them how they’re doing, for example, at the beginning of the speech. When Should You Pause In A Presentation? 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Once more, the usual rhetorical question must be posed: Would The Post print a headline that risked offending Muslims or Jews? Disrespectful approaches to religion 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z He was posed a rhetorical question: Doesn’t he hate it when that happens.? Pizza Orders Reveal Credit Card Scheme, and a Secondhand Market 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Kaufman was so filled with relief, exhaustion and residual grief that she posed this rhetorical question to the Haggler in an email that same day: “Am I allowed to cry?” A Memorial to Her Son, Until the Bank Got in the Way 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z At one point, a Foust supporter yelled at the Comstock backers to “shut up” after a rhetorical question from the Democrat — whether his opponent could be trusted — turned into warring shouts of “yes” and “no.” Final debate between Barbara Comstock and John Foust turns raucous It turns out that what seemed like a rhetorical question has become more difficult to answer in the age of social networks. Debating the Use of Real Names Online and Other Fascinating News on the Web 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z After all, it’s difficult to disagree with Leffingwell’s rhetorical question, “what Agile value trumps the value of an effective business strategy and great economic results?” Scaling Agile Software Development for Digital Transformation 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z This is not a rhetorical question – I am serious here. The Good And The Bad Of California Chardonnay 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The response to her rhetorical question: “Not throw the racket.” Even at U.S. Open Practice Session, Roger Federer Is Hottest Draw to Fans 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The hashtag poses a rhetorical question, he says, "but in reality it's something we ask ourselves every day as African Americans". The two faces of Michael Brown 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z In it, Rekenthaler — the vice president of research at Morningstar, whose mission it is to rate fund managers — asked the rhetorical question “Do active funds have a future?” Here's Why You Should Never Pick a Stock Again 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z And then concludes by asking the following rhetorical question: “Genocide is permissible” according to insane Times of Israel op-ed 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z But here’s the sad truth in the form of a rhetorical question: If, by some miracle, you managed to beat everyone else, in every quarter, and didn’t meet your financial goals, would you be happy? When Competition Obscures Financial Goals 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z The person is always trying to be helpful but since when was an offer of help a rhetorical question? No more Mr Nice Disabled Guy 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Mackey asked the audience the rhetorical question: what is the purpose of business? and suggested that most listeners would be thinking: to make money. FreedomFest, 'Conscious Capitalism,'And Why Whole Foods Is A Japanese Company 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z De Grey's mockery becomes most offensive at his fourth rhetorical question: "What about starving Africans?" This is thrilling life-extension news – for dictators and the ultra-rich 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z But it's no longer just a rhetorical question. Fighting for the art of conversation 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Don’t ask rhetorical questions; ask actual questions, and wait for people to really answer you. 5 Ways To Give A Presentation That No One Will Ever Forget 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z That might sound like a rhetorical question, but it was actually one of the main topics of discussion at this year's E3 conference - the video game industry's biggest event, which ended on Thursday. Is the video game industry sexist? 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question. Premier League glum and glummer: the three most disappointing clubs 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z World leaders visiting Tel Aviv were faced with rhetorical questions from Israeli officials. Israel Has Run Out of Excuses 2014-05-08T10:35:37Z Trade Representative from 1993 to 1995, posed a rhetorical question during a phone interview: “If you sealed borders and did not trade, would you be able to stop the decline in manufacturing jobs?” Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Is the American Middle Class Losing Out to China and India? 2014-04-02T02:54:57Z His rhetorical questions hang in the mountain air. Digging for 'closure' in El Salvador 2014-03-25T01:33:26Z In his title he poses the rhetorical question of whether apostrophes are necessary, and in his subtitle he provides an answer: “Not really, no.” Happy Punctuation Day! Let's Kill the Apostrophe 2013-09-24T21:35:23Z Monday’s news finally provided a ready answer to the long-running rhetorical question: Who would want to buy BlackBerry? How BlackBerry Finally Found Its Buyer 2013-09-23T20:19:11Z "And I would like to ask - it is a rhetorical question of course - is there a bigger criminal gang than that which bankrupt the country?" Greece investigates police links to far-right party after killing 2013-09-23T20:49:27Z It is telling that this rhetorical question got so much attention, since Jesus, who Christians believe was the perfect revelation of God, warned, "Judge not, that you be not judged." Gene Robinson: Pope Takes a Baby Step on Gays 2013-08-01T16:05:26Z It takes me a moment to realise it's not a rhetorical question. Elon Musk's mission to Mars 2013-07-17T16:00:00Z But hands placed in prayer become a sort of supplication, a rhetorical question: “What do you expect me to do about it?” Rome Journal: When Italians Chat, Hands and Fingers Do the Talking 2013-07-01T01:04:38Z It was a rhetorical question, kind of, but of course there were suggestions. The Loop: Falling to Earth 2013-06-21T20:06:14Z Then Friedman, still agitated, answered his own very long rhetorical question. Jesse Friedman: “Forget it? I can never forget it. It never, ever goes away” 2013-06-11T11:45:00Z To a foreigner, many posed a rhetorical question that betrayed their wounded sensitivity to Pakistan’s international image. Pakistan’s Railroads Sum Up Nation’s Woes 2013-05-19T01:12:03Z But in the teleconference later, Revis shared his frustration with rhetorical questions disguised as answers. Darrelle Revis is baffled after being traded by New York Jets | NFL 2013-04-23T04:15:05Z Revis spoke in a calm, measured tone, his voice never rising as he shared his frustration through rhetorical questions disguised as answers. Darrelle Revis Calls Trade to Bucs a ‘Blessing’ 2013-04-23T01:00:31Z Just to be clear, that was a rhetorical question. It Pays For Scientists to Travel, Former Researcher Argues at U.S. House Hearing 2013-02-27T19:00:00Z Nel said the defense’s rhetorical question in support of their client’s application for bail was: “Why would an internationally-renowned athlete flee the country?” Oscar Pistorius: Lead Cop Pulled Off Case 2013-02-21T17:05:24Z This begs a rhetorical question: Are politicians getting out more, meeting more "real people", and becoming more "open", or is something else happening? Are politicians too obsessed with anecdotes? 2013-01-30T01:06:50Z It was a rhetorical question sent via Twitter, reacting to the University of Kentucky basketball team's march through March Madness. 2012 in American sports: the winners 2012-12-27T14:00:00Z Obama issued a call to action — of sorts — with a rhetorical question that may very well prove to be a rallying argument for new gun control legislation. Sunday in Newtown: A Visiting President Brings Together a Distraught Community 2012-12-17T16:35:32Z I started typing this as a rhetorical question, but basically it looks like the answer is Romney. Romney and Obama debate for the first time – as presented in live GIFs 2012-10-04T12:13:06Z The wealth effect may also help explain why the rhetorical question was so successful for Mr. Reagan. Common Sense: For Americans, Wealth Isn’t a Clear Indicator of Voting Behavior 2012-09-28T13:51:24Z There followed a series of rhetorical questions involving whether the Utah coach was getting better, anyone else my age was getting better — whether he himself was getting better. Building a Relationship: Learning to Play Tennis Late in Life 2012-08-25T02:57:39Z “Who Will Pay?” leftist paper Libération asked in a clearly rhetorical question. France Needs $43 Billion To Meet Debt Targets 2012-07-03T17:35:32Z The presentation was characterised by impossibly long Gallic sentences and a succession of rhetorical questions. La Barbe: France's bearded feminists 2012-07-01T23:53:37Z He answers this rhetorical question thus: Now you might be tempted to say, “Of course it is.” Economix Blog: Uwe E. Reinhardt: Rationing Life-Years 2012-06-08T10:00:16Z Miss Penny, who had adapted the voice and gestures of a debater asking rhetorical questions, brought her hand with a slap on to the table. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z Sometimes outraged readers, disagreeing with a review I’ve written, will send me e-mails that begin with a rhetorical question: “Did we see the same production?” ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Second Helpings 2012-04-05T14:34:26Z It is a rhetorical question heard again and again in stuffy, sun-deprived offices on a beautiful day in spring. In the Sun?s Glow, It?s Still Business, but Not as Usual 2012-03-21T03:14:53Z He writes: This is not a rhetorical question. SchoolBook: Fallout Continues Over Teacher Rankings 2012-03-13T12:34:34Z Expect rhetorical questions like “Would a country that’s serious about education reform spend twice as much on wealthy kids as it does on poor kids?” Duncan?s equity commission and the ?rising tide? of avarice, hostility, testing 2012-02-24T09:00:00Z It’s not a rhetorical question, and it’s certainly not a trivial one. Your Customers Don?t Care, and That's a Good Thing 2012-01-13T16:55:11Z It was a largely rhetorical question and left unsaid was the complicating factor of being a former President of the United States whose political legacy is still being hotly debated. George W. Bush Looks Forward After No Child Left Behind 2011-12-15T10:00:18Z It was almost certainly meant as a rhetorical question. Essay: For Baseball, 3 Men Forged 2 Decades of Labor Peace 2011-11-26T21:46:45Z Certainly that rhetorical question is asked with tongue firmly planted in cheek. The Coming Era Of The Refrigerator Wallet 2011-11-16T19:27:37Z Justice Kennedy echoed the first point in a rhetorical question of Valerie R. Newman, Mr. Cooper’s lawyer. Justices Hear Arguments in Faulty-Lawyer Cases 2011-10-31T23:58:38Z Part of the answer to that rhetorical question presupposes uninterrupted advances in technology and productivity of the sort that Malthus, writing before the Industrial Revolution, was unable to foresee. Population boom heralds big global economic shifts 2011-10-26T12:13:20Z There are plenty of other football coaches who tossed out more than rhetorical questions. Football coaches gone wild: Jim Harbaugh has plenty of company 2011-10-17T22:40:47Z Anthopoulos asked a rhetorical question about three perennial contenders: Who is the face of the Yankees? Bats: Looking Up in the Standings, With Hope 2011-09-13T23:30:32Z This is not a rhetorical question – there’s an answer: zones. The Fifth Down: 2011 Indianapolis Colts Season Preview 2011-08-19T04:34:27Z Dent and his colleagues also tried to use their program to distinguish between rhetorical questions and those that require a response. Parsing the Twitterverse: New Algorithms Analyze Tweets 2011-07-22T04:15:00.503Z Justice Ginsburg then asked a rhetorical question based on the text of the Fourth Amendment. Justices Allow Search if Police Hear Evidence Being Destroyed 2011-05-16T18:13:52Z His ambivalence seems to surface in the range of diction: the arty "utile," the cliché "arm and a leg," the vulgar rhetorical question. 2011 Pulitzer winners in journalism and arts 2011-04-18T19:53:00Z But I didn't have much time for dramatic, rhetorical questions. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z It was evidently a genuine and not a rhetorical question, for he paused for a reply, awaiting it with sincere curiosity on his face. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z You probably assumed that was a rhetorical question, but in reality it was anything but. Football transfer rumours: Cesc F?bregas to Real Madrid 2010-12-31T09:32:16Z Underscoring the fact that this form is now being used for some serious purposes, on Thursday, Apple Daily published a sort of animated editorial asking the rhetorical question, “Is There Press Freedom in Taiwan?” The Lede: Taiwanese Animators Skewer China's Response to Peace Prize 2010-12-10T15:53:00Z It was a rhetorical question, given the acceptance that so many of their recent toils stem from fragile confidence that is choking their play, though the look of thunder served to illustrate the manager's exasperation. Carlo Ancelotti running out of answers to Chelsea's disintegration 2010-12-06T07:01:00Z “How do you separate the enemy from the people?” asked Jones, a natural-born pedagogue much given to the rhetorical question. Afghanistan?s Civic War 2010-06-16T03:05:00Z For Davis, 45, this is a rhetorical question. Demand for Precision Burnishes Pebble Beach Champions 2010-06-15T19:27:00Z "The rhetorical question was: Should we go after the base camps," one official said. Special Report: How the White House learned to love the drone 2010-05-18T20:11:00Z The use of rhetorical questions is one of the most powerful techniques in the armoury of the debater, says Mr Atkinson. Handy guide 2010-04-30T08:45:00Z The poster posed the rhetorical question: "Fancy a quick Rank?" The curse of public swearing | Ryan Gilbey 2010-04-01T11:00:00Z After a lawyer tried to answer what was a rhetorical question, Justice Scalia made his meaning plain: “I’m criticizing us for taking the case.” 2010-01-12T07:37:00Z He emitted a tremulous sigh before answering his own rhetorical question. The Competitive Nephew There was no response to this rhetorical question, but a further inquiry as to whether the Kelly patent "could be bought"109 elicited a response from Kelly. The Beginnings of Cheap Steel But perhaps a better answer would be that given to W. T. Stead when he circulated the rhetorical question, 'Shall I slay my brother Boer?'—the answer that ran, 'Never interfere in family matters.' What I Saw in America I do not know why I ask this rhetorical question, which, like most questions of the sort, should be followed by exclamation points! When Winter Comes to Main Street That rhetorical question was answered by a silence. Anything You Can Do ... She sat unbidden and watched me intently, benignly ignoring my rhetorical question: The Capgras Shift For a moment he was pulled up, when to his rhetorical question, "What has Home Rule meant to us?" some graceless Coalitionist promptly answered, "Votes!" but he soon got going again. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-07 What Inflection is placed on the rhetorical questions in par. v? The Ontario High School Reader It is no long step from this to the rhetorical question and its formal answer "ay but——." John Lyly First Stratford's speech into Latin with logical and rhetorical questions—the latter somewhat abstract. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 Still all rhetorical questions are not thus punctuated; the point of interrogation is sometimes more effective. "Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students But however he might ask himself rhetorical questions, the jealousy of the natural man swept over him in passion and fury. Mary Gray A rhetorical question, = it would be to no purpose. Milton's Comus This was purely a rhetorical question, but as Abe paused to heighten the effect of the peroration, Morris undertook to supply an answer. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter These rhetorical questions hardly fitted the situation, especially the one about throwing away money. Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures This rhetorical question being in the nature of a command, we sullenly complied, tossing our heads to show our sense of the indignity to which we had been submitted. Tell England A Study in a Generation Carlisle perceived a rhetorical question, though she didn't know it under that name; she made no reply. V. V.'s Eyes In speech the rhythm is apt to be shown in what is called parallel structure, the repetition of the same form of sentence, and in rhetorical questions. The Making of Arguments Her mother assumed this rhetorical question to be a genuine one and answered it accordingly. The Bent Twig This was the rhetorical question of the year. The Beautiful and Damned Her drive, coinciding with a sharp rhetorical question from George, wavered in mid-air, and the ball trickled off into the rough half-way down the hill. The Clicking of Cuthbert There was no reply to this rhetorical question. Tenterhooks Mike, rightly holding that this was merely a rhetorical question and that Bill had no real thirst for information as to his family history, made no reply. Psmith in the City To which rhetorical questions, the answer in each case, as it happens, is "No." Nonsenseorship Simile, metaphor, personification, antithesis, balance, climax, rhetorical question, and repetition are all effective aids in the presentation of argument. Practical Argumentation I will ask—it is a rhetorical question which needs no answer—what is a hapless bachelor to do, who is professionally occupied and tied down in a certain place for just half the year? At Large Yet a rhetorical question deserves to be raised: Does anyone know everything about sex? The Civilization of Illiteracy Like a well-staged bit of mechanism, the reply to her rhetorical question came down to her from heaven. Further Adventures of Lad She delivered herself of an harangue in which she asked a great many rhetorical questions and answered them with a little bang of one fist upon another. Night and Day |
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