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Rhetorical Question

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Communication

• Foundational Lexiconfake question
• Executive Parlanceanswer-implied question
• Scholarly Discourseinterrogative assertion
• Babel ZenithErotema

  Origin: Greek

  Pronunciation: /ɛrəˈtiːmə/

Etymology & Meaning

A question asked for effect, not expecting an answer.

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