Did You Think We Were Never Going to Ask a Rhetorical Question?
What is a Rhetorical Question?
What Are the Different Types of Rhetorical Questions?
1. Asking a Question Only to Answer it Immediately
Examples:
“So, what’s the big deal about recycling, anyway?”
“Why should you believe me? Well, I’ll give you three good reasons why.”
“And if we don’t change something soon, what’s going to become of us? Well, nothing.”
2. Asking a Question to as a Form of Admonishment or Challenge
Examples:
“Who wouldn’t want a stable job?”
“How could you? How dare you do that?”
“Can’t you see what’s happening? Can’t you see it in front of your eyes?”
3. Asking a Question to Get a Strong Agreement or Rejection
“Do you want the other team to win?”
How Should English Students Use Rhetorical Questions in Their Writing?
“Schools should teach practical skills such as cooking and managing our finances.” Do you agree? Why or why not?
Many students often bemoan having to absorb so much information during their schooling life. One common complaint is that schools never teach anything useful, and that after they are done with all their major exams, they can forget about everything they have learned. However, schools should be more than just a place to learn knowledge in theory. School should prepare you for real life by teaching you skills that you need to have to survive as an adult, such as cooking and personal finance. After all, shouldn’t everyone learn how to be independent?
WRITERS AT WORK teachers are always enthusiastic to shed light on the English language, like what the different types of rhetorical questions might be and how to use them in your essay. Remember that using a technique should not feel forced – it should come naturally to both the writer and reader – something that WRITERS AT WORK students will learn in deciding judiciously whether something is appropriate to be used in their essays or, when and where to use them, if at all. Well, after reading so much about rhetorical questions, what’s not to like about them?
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