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Download full textBenjamin, Robert L. – 1972
A rhetorical question is an interrogative statement made under circumstances indicating that the speaker or writer does not seek a reply. It is used as a persuasive device or occasionally as a transitional phrase, but there has been little attention paid to the manner in which listeners perceive or categorize rhetorical questions. In an…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Usage, Listening Comprehension, Literary Devices
