A rhetorical question is asked to make a statement rather than to get an answer. These questions are often used in persuasive writing because they provide the reader a moment to pause and think about the question. For that reason, they effectively hook a reader's interest and make them think about their response to the question.
A rhetorical question is a question someone asks without expecting an answer. The question might not have a response, or it might have an obvious answer. Sometimes these questions are asked solely to make a particular point.
Sometimes the answer is obvious, and asking it will make that answer stand out. A rhetorical question is sometimes asked just for effect with no answer expected. Examples of this would be: "How could I be so stupid? or, even better, are you out of your mind?
Repetition is a standard rhetorical device relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric.
A question someone asks without expecting an answer or to make a point will make it stand out. The question can serve as a tool and cause the audience to think about the question, even briefly, and come up with their answer or opinion. When this happens, the listener becomes an active participant in the speakers’ attempt to communicate, and the good news is that they will do it of their own volition.
When your listener or audience personally connects with the issues, facts, and events, they often become more emotionally invested in the story.
