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What do you call a question with an obvious answer?
A rhetorical question is a question that’s asked for effect with no answer expected. The answer may be immediately provided by the questioner or obvious. The question may have an obvious answer.
What do you call the person who asks the question?
questioner Add to list Share. A questioner is someone who asks questions, especially in an official or formal capacity. A questioner is also an interviewer, so if you’re producing a radio piece, asking people on the street various questions, you are a questioner.
What is a question without an answer?
A rhetorical question is one for which the questioner does not expect a direct answer: in many cases it may be intended to start a discourse, or as a means of displaying or emphasize the speaker’s or author’s opinion on a topic.
What is another word for stating the obvious?
Stating the obvious is perhaps best stated as “self-evident.” For example, “A street is better than a little trail to connect those two large neighborhoods.” “That’s self-evident.”
What is another word for asking questions?
What is another word for ask questions?
| inquireUS | enquireUK |
|---|---|
| interrogate | grill |
| quiz | examine |
| probe | cross-examine |
| interview | question |
What does it mean when someone keeps asking the same question over and over?
Repeating the same questions is often a sign that the person with dementia is trying to tell us something or that they need some reassurance. Sometimes just answering their questions is enough, and at other times we may need to step into their world for a while.
What does it mean when someone questions you?
to ask (someone) a question; ask questions of; interrogate. to ask or inquire. to make a question of; doubt: He questioned her sincerity. to challenge or dispute: She questioned the judge’s authority in the case. SEE MORE.