English-Finnish translations for rhetorical

• retorinen
  Tämä ei ole mikään teoreettinen, retorinen kysymys. The question is neither theoretical nor rhetorical.
  Arvoisa puhemies, kysymys asian järkevyydestä on usein retorinen. Mr President, the question as to what is reasonable is often a rhetorical one.
  Arvoisa puhemies, retorinen kysymys, joka esitetään usein retorisesti, kuuluu: kumpi oli ensin, muna vai kana? Mr President, a rhetorical question often rhetorically asked is: which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Definition of rhetorical

• Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade
• Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument

Examples

• A rhetorical question is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected.

Related words

• rhetorically
• antirhetorical
• rhetorical question
• rhetorical figure
• rhetorical device
• rhetorical move