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A '''rhetorical question''' is a statement that is phrased in the form of a question, but in which the speaker expects no answer. Either the speaker expects to answer the question himself, or believes that only one answer is possible. A true question engages the listener's attention by requiring listener to think of an answer. A rhetorical question is a manipulative technique which seeks to gain the listener's attention by posing as a question, even though there speaker is not interested in the answer and does not intend to conduct a dialog.