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[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Seems you're the one who doesn't understand what a rhetorical question is. Hint - it's not what you retrospectively call a question when you get called out on your laziness.

Nor is it rhetorical when you ask a question and then spend several lines going on about it, and making it clear that you really did want to talk about an answer.

[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 6 points 7 months ago

Schrodinger's rhetorical question is when you decide whether your question was rhetorical or not based on people's reaction to it.

[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

it’s not what you retrospectively call a question when you get called out on your laziness.

Didn't happen.

Nor is it rhetorical when you ask a question and then spend several lines going on about it, and making it clear that you really did want to talk about an answer.

Also didn't happen.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Didn’t happen.

do some red circles and arrows help?

Also didn’t happen.

[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

You can poorly circle (do you need to see a doctor...?) as many of my comments as you like, it won't change what I actually said.