"Rhetorical question" nghĩa là gì?

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'Rhetorical question' có từ rhetorical là hoa mỹ, khoa trương; vì thế từ này nghĩa là câu hỏi chỉ để nhấn mạnh, câu hỏi chỉ để hỏi (a question asked without expecting an answer but for the sake of emphasis or effect. The expected answer is usually "yes" or "no.")

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