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Rhetoric & Omission
Entry #0577
The reason a rhetorical question is an assertion
The question mark at the end of the sentence is decorative. The sentence does not ask; it states. The interrogative form is there to make disagreement feel impolite.
Adept
The hidden part
#0577
Form invites agreement, not answer. The rhetorical question is an assertion that has borrowed the immunity of an inquiry.