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Rhetorical Questions

Post by Ulven » Sun May 29, 2011 10:54 pm

"Do you think you're a better person than me just because you're a muslim?"

Can anybody beat that one?
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Re: Rhetorical Questions

Post by Geoff » Sun May 29, 2011 10:59 pm

Ulven wrote:"Do you think you're a better person than me just because you're a muslim?"

Can anybody beat that one?
Is that really a rhetorical question...? :hehe:
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Re: Rhetorical Questions

Post by Ulven » Sun May 29, 2011 11:05 pm

Good one-
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Post by tattuchu » Sun May 29, 2011 11:22 pm

"Am I right or am I right?!"
My friend's father said this when I was a kid. It would seem a rhetorical question, but to him (the father) it wasn't. He expected an answer. And it had to be the correct answer. If my friend told him he was wrong (which he frequently was), my friend would get beaten.
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Post by cowiz » Sun May 29, 2011 11:43 pm

Am I allowed to ask rhetorical questions?
It's a piece of piss to be cowiz, but it's not cowiz to be a piece of piss. Or something like that.
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sun May 29, 2011 11:44 pm

Is there really any such thing as a rhetorical question?
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Post by cowiz » Sun May 29, 2011 11:45 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Is there really any such thing as a rhetorical question?
Do you really need to ask?
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Post by charlou » Mon May 30, 2011 5:22 am

tattuchu wrote:"Am I right or am I right?!"
My friend's father said this when I was a kid. It would seem a rhetorical question, but to him (the father) it wasn't. He expected an answer. And it had to be the correct answer. If my friend told him he was wrong (which he frequently was), my friend would get beaten.
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Post by FBM » Mon May 30, 2011 5:50 am

Does the Pope shit in the woods?
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Post by Ulven » Mon May 30, 2011 1:12 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Is there really any such thing as a rhetorical question?


Do you really need to ask?
What kind of a question is that?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon May 30, 2011 1:16 pm

tattuchu wrote:"Am I right or am I right?!"
My friend's father said this when I was a kid. It would seem a rhetorical question, but to him (the father) it wasn't. He expected an answer. And it had to be the correct answer. If my friend told him he was wrong (which he frequently was), my friend would get beaten.
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Post by PsychoSerenity » Mon May 30, 2011 1:26 pm

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Post by Svartalf » Tue May 31, 2011 8:30 pm

FBM wrote:Does the Pope shit in the woods?
Is there a bear in Rome?
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Post by Mr P » Tue May 31, 2011 8:33 pm

Why do people insist on asking rhetorical questions?
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Re: Rhetorical Questions

Post by Svartalf » Tue May 31, 2011 8:36 pm

Because it's easier if you don't have to wait for the audience to formulate an actual answer.
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