rhetoricaladjective
uk/rɪˈtɒr.ɪ.kəl/us/rɪˈtɔːr.ɪ.kəl/Rhetorical speech or writing is intended to seem important or influence people:
repetition, that tedious rhetorical device
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rhetorically
adverb uk/rɪˈtɒr.ɪ.kəl.i/us/rɪˈtɔːr.ɪ.kəl.i/
"You want to know what courage is?" he asked rhetorically.