Rhetorical Questions

Which of the following is the best definition for rhetorical question ❓

• A figure of speech for which no answer is necessary

• A falsehood meant to confuse the reader

• A question for which there are numerous answers

"Who am I to argue that the world is round?" is an example of a rhetorical question.

• True

• False

• Both

This makes the individual feel as though you are speaking to each member individually by using "you" or "your".

• Engage the audience

• Personalize your question

• Persuade the audience

• Evoke emotions

This makes the audience feel the same way you do about something

• Engage the audience

• Personalize your question

• Persuade the audience

• Evoke emotions

All are benefits of a rhetorical question except for one.

• Engage the audience

• Increase the variety of your presentation

• Influence or persuade the audience

• Vaguely draw attention and emphasize points

What is the function of the following rhetorical question from Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

• Shakespeare wasn't sure if a summer's day was an appropriate comparison, and wanted validation that it would be a good metaphor.

• This first line of the sonnet proposes a possible metaphor for the author's beloved, and the rest of the sonnet carries out the implications of this possibility.

• The lover described in the poem is so clearly the opposite of a summer day that the comparison is laughable.

This gets the audience to actively participate rather than passively listen as they create a hypothesis or resolution.

• Engage the audience

• Personalize your question

• Persuade the audience

• Evoke emotions

This is to get your audience to agree

• Engage the audience

• Personalize your question

• Persuade the audience

• Evoke emotions

"The amount of plastic in the ocean is rising at a considerable rate. How much damage will it take you to reduce this?" is an example of

• Engage the audience

• Personalize your question

• Emphasize a statement

• Evoke emotions

""Who am I to argue that death is inevitable?" is a rhetorical question.

• True

• False

• Both