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Rhetorical question
WordNet
noun
(1) A statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered
"He liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A question which the asker does not expect an answer to because the answer itself is supposedly obvious.
- Are you nuts? Don't answer that - it's a rhetorical question.