What is a rhetorical question?

 

"Has anyone seen God?", "Can anyone fight with a lion?', "Is anyone mortal?", "Do you ever care for me?", "Have I ever troubled you?". Look at the above-given sentences which look like questions. But, are they questions, or they are answers?

These are implied answers. When you use these sentences, you actually mean to say: "No one has seen God.", "No one can fight with a lion.", "No one is mortal.", "You do not care for me.", and "I have never troubled you.".

Such questions are called rhetorical questions. A rhetorical question is a question that is asked in order to create a dramatic effect rather than to get an answer. Most of us use it in our daily conversations to convey our thought in a dramatic style. It is also an effective tool for writers to grab readers' attention. 

It is good to be assertive. But, at times, you should use rhetorical questions.

Buddham encourages you to improve your communication every day. Good communication solves all your problems.