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A [[rhetorical question]] is a statement that is phrased in the form of a [[question]], but for 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 the speaker is not interested in getting an answer and does not intend to conduct a dialog.
A [[rhetorical question]] is a statement that is phrased in the form of a [[question]], but for 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 the speaker is not interested in getting an answer and does not intend to conduct a dialog.
An example of a rhetorical question illustrating questioning skills is [[Essay: Why does Donald Trump want to annex Greenland with its lack of indoor flush toilets and high rates of alcoholism?]]
== Methods to increase questioning skills ==
== Methods to increase questioning skills ==