ALL meanings of rhetorical question
rhe·tor·i·cal ques·tion
R r - noun rhetorical question statement in form of a question 1
- noun rhetorical question a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply, as “What is so rare as a day in June?”. 1
- noun rhetorical question a question to which no answer is required: used esp for dramatic effect. An example is Who knows? (with the implication Nobody knows) 0
- noun rhetorical question a question asked only for effect, as to emphasize a point, no answer being expected 0