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rhetorical question

/rɪˌtɒrɪkl ˈkwestʃən/noun

उच्चारण रिटॉरिकल क्वेस्चन

आलंकारिक प्रश्न (ऐसा प्रश्न जिसका उत्तर अपेक्षित नहीं होता)

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    a question that is asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect, and not to get an answer

    आलंकारिक प्रश्न (ऐसा प्रश्न जिसका उत्तर अपेक्षित नहीं होता)

    • 'Who would not want to live in peace?' is a rhetorical question.
    • The speaker ended with a rhetorical question: 'If not now, when?'
    • She asked who knew, but it was only a rhetorical question.
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    • Politicians often use a rhetorical question to make the audience think.
    • His essay opened with a rhetorical question about the future of our rivers.
§Grammar and usage

In indirect speech, a rhetorical question is usually changed into a statement, so 'He said, "Who can trust a liar?"' becomes 'He said that no one can trust a liar'.

Indirect speech में rhetorical question को आमतौर पर statement में बदल दिया जाता है, इसलिए 'He said, "Who can trust a liar?"' बदलकर 'He said that no one can trust a liar' हो जाता है।