Do rhetorical questions need a question mark?
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Yes they do require a question mark.
Grammatically speaking, they are questions.
In context, they do not require an answer.
The fact remains, all questions require a question mark
no question mark .. no question.. just a statement
you're asking me(!/?)
I guess not
Yes.
Are you writing it or saying it? When saying it, your voice should sound like a question.when writing it, I would say you do need a question mark. After all, it is a rhetorical question.
They most certainly do. They're still questions, though they basically answer themselves.
Oh yes, for letting the ones who give the answers to know how they have to treat the problem!
what ??????????.
Since it is still a question, it needs a question mark. If you are using it in fiction, make sure that the rhetorical question is set in a context that would suggest to the reader that it is rhetorical. Most rhetorical questions just sound like they are but the way they are worded.
Yes, they are still a question, even though as a rhetorical devise they are not designed to need an answer. Get it?
yes they do.
yes they do. even thought theydont have an answer they are still a question othewise they would not be called a rhetorical question.for those who do no know what a rhetorical question is here is what the dictionary say "question to which no answer is expected, often used for rhetorical effect."
Yes, rhetorical QUESTIONs need QUESTION marks. They are not statements; they are not exclamations; they are questions, regardless of tone of voice.
Yes, they are still questions.
Yes. They may not need an answer, but they are still questions.
What were you thinking?
(as a rhetorical question )
What do you think?
y u askin me?
All questions whether they are 'yes or no type, Wh-type or rhetorical, need to be ended with a question mark.
One Example for Rhetorical Question:
What do the Oppostion members think of the ruling party members? Stupids? Impotents?Simpletons?
So a rhetorical question s a question asked / put to the audience in a dramatic way to bring home the point effectively.
All these Questions too neded a question mark. No doubt about it.
A question is a question, anyway & treated to be a question with full 'question mark' honor!.
if it is a question it will definitely need a question mark
Yes. a question is always a question and needs its mark.
Of course they do/donot/do/donot
Err on second thoughts I think so
It is still a question, so it would need a question mark to differentiate it from a statement. However, it is the asker who doesn't expect an answer that labels it a rhetorical question.
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