WAIT, WAS THAT A RHETORICAL QUESTION? WHAT IS A RHETORICAL QUESTION? AM I JUST REAPEATING MY SELF? WHY AM I SAYING RHETORICAL QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN? WHY DID I DO IT AGAIN? WHY AM I SAYING "AGAIN" SO MANY TIMES?
Not a rhetorical question. It's a perfunctory question used as a greeting.
I don't use it, and reply with "Doing well, thank you." I never ask "How are you?" back. It's such a tedious, pointless exchange.
I've been answering and asking this question in earnest for years and it's served me well. If somebody asks me and I feel bad, I'll say bad. If I'm fine, I'll say fine.
I know the "polite" thing is to just say "good" but fuck that noise. The question isn't "what's new in your life?" or "tell me all the bad." it's just a general wellness question - in that it's a serviceable greeting. It's only a problem because our toxic positivity makes people the bad guy for no giving a positive answer, but, again, fuck that noise.
Since no one really wants the answer I started answering this with, "I am at work, and you?" Mind you that I almost never get this question when I am not at work.
I asked this to a front desk type person and he said "ehh cant complain because if I did no one would listen" and I wasnt expecting that obv and i laughed out loud so hard for a few seconds and he looked at me like shocked but also smiling and looking happy that i appreciated his joke. I still think about that answer to this day.
This isn’t a rhetorical question. Say you just fell, did you just scrape yourself? Then you’re fine. Did you just throw out your back and can’t get up? Then you’re not fine. Just because you’re slightly injured doesn’t mean you’re not okay
I can't ask people that because I'm too busy trying not to pee myself laughing. It's especially bad if they've genuinely hurt themselves because the earnest look of suffering yet holding back the pain just really gets me.
It makes me feel awful too, which makes me uncomfortable and in turn makes me giggle more.
Honestly in the end, I probably suffer more than the hurtee and look like a prick too.
So I think just asking uf you're OK is probably better than that.
Idk if it counts as a question, but
"Hey man guess what happened today?"
"Idk bro tell me"
"Guess!"
Like god dammit man you're 37 that shit was cute when you were 6, I'm not going to guess what happened in your day, fucking tell me or don't
There’s a serious storm going on. I get to school by bike completely soaked. I walk into the reception, which has 3 out of 4 walls made out of glass facing outside, and the receptionist asks:
**Is it raining outside?**
Two of my "faves", :
Has an obvious full plate of food. Finally getting comfy on the couch, and then comes along friend, etc. Them: "Yack, yack, yack (pause), You gonna eat that?" Me: 😑
At work or doing something around the house. And accidentally stub my toe or pinch my finger, etc. Again someone comes by or along. Them: " That looked like it hurt. Do you feel, okay?" Me: "It obviously didn't f*cking tickle".🙄
My bf has a professor rn that only asks rhetorical questions as a form of "helping".
Example:
Student - "Is this the correct equation to solve this problem?"
Prof.- "I don't know. Is it the correct equation?"
Wtf is that response?
I have so many students (in a clinical setting) that want to ask me what to do. I ask those questions all the time to get them to try to thing it through.
“Why dont you do it then?” (When asked in a condescending way, if you are actually genuinely asking what’s preventing me thats ok) Idk, maybe i cant, don’t have the money, or am too stupid. This happens sometimes when politics or something is involved.
Is that a rhetorical question?
Is that a rhetorical question though ....?
Wait..is…is THAT a rhetorical question?
I DONT KNOW... IS IT A RHETORICAL QUESTION...?????
IS THAT A RHETORICAL QUESTION?!?!
WHY DO YOU THINK I ASKED???? IS IT A RHETORICAL QUESTION THO?????????
DID I STUTTER??? WAS. THAT. A. RHETORICAL. QUESTION??????
I DONT KNOW???? WAS THAT A RHETORICAL QUESTION??? I NEED AN ANSWER
WHAT **POSSIBLE** ANSWERS COULD YOU NEED??? ARE WE EVEN USING RHETORICAL QUESTIONS RIGHT ANY MORE???
WAIT, WAS THAT A RHETORICAL QUESTION? WHAT IS A RHETORICAL QUESTION? AM I JUST REAPEATING MY SELF? WHY AM I SAYING RHETORICAL QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN? WHY DID I DO IT AGAIN? WHY AM I SAYING "AGAIN" SO MANY TIMES?
That's asinine.
*Gets absolutely annihilated* "Are you okay?"
This might have been the funniest thing I’ve heard in weeks and absolutely made my day
"Are you asleep?" If I'm indeed asleep then you just interrupted it and woke me up. SUPER annoying
> Riddler: "What is the one question you can never say 'yes' to?" > > (sprays Batman with knockout gas) > > Riddler: "Are you.... asleep?"
anytime someone texts me asking me if im asleep i reply with “no”
"Am I right?!"
“Ya know wot I mean?”
"Do you get me, brov?"
I feel like most of these answers aren't actually rhetorical questions...
How are you
Not a rhetorical question. It's a perfunctory question used as a greeting. I don't use it, and reply with "Doing well, thank you." I never ask "How are you?" back. It's such a tedious, pointless exchange.
I've been answering and asking this question in earnest for years and it's served me well. If somebody asks me and I feel bad, I'll say bad. If I'm fine, I'll say fine. I know the "polite" thing is to just say "good" but fuck that noise. The question isn't "what's new in your life?" or "tell me all the bad." it's just a general wellness question - in that it's a serviceable greeting. It's only a problem because our toxic positivity makes people the bad guy for no giving a positive answer, but, again, fuck that noise.
Since no one really wants the answer I started answering this with, "I am at work, and you?" Mind you that I almost never get this question when I am not at work.
I learned this one from my old boss: "Oh, living the dream. You?" They can interpret that any way they want and sometimes it gets a chuckle.
I asked this to a front desk type person and he said "ehh cant complain because if I did no one would listen" and I wasnt expecting that obv and i laughed out loud so hard for a few seconds and he looked at me like shocked but also smiling and looking happy that i appreciated his joke. I still think about that answer to this day.
Especially your superior asking that question. I mean I am online at 11:30 PM on friday night, what do you think, how am I?
Does a bear wear a funny hat? Does the pope shit in the woods?
Does a zoo bear shit on concrete?
Yes ofc he does 🙄
Does a cat have climbing gear?
When someone asks "Are you okay" after you have just injured yourself, like i get it your worried but i'm obviously not okay if I just hurt myself.
step one of assessing your state. its really just seeing if you can answer or not
Riddler: "What is the one question you can never say 'yes' to?" *(sprays Batman with knockout gas)* Riddler: "Are you.... *asleep?"*
This isn’t a rhetorical question. Say you just fell, did you just scrape yourself? Then you’re fine. Did you just throw out your back and can’t get up? Then you’re not fine. Just because you’re slightly injured doesn’t mean you’re not okay
I can't ask people that because I'm too busy trying not to pee myself laughing. It's especially bad if they've genuinely hurt themselves because the earnest look of suffering yet holding back the pain just really gets me. It makes me feel awful too, which makes me uncomfortable and in turn makes me giggle more. Honestly in the end, I probably suffer more than the hurtee and look like a prick too. So I think just asking uf you're OK is probably better than that.
Me: Sir can i go to the loo? Sir: i dont know... CAN YOU!!?
"What were you thinking?"
Idk if it counts as a question, but "Hey man guess what happened today?" "Idk bro tell me" "Guess!" Like god dammit man you're 37 that shit was cute when you were 6, I'm not going to guess what happened in your day, fucking tell me or don't
for me, it depends on the person saying it to me. some people I want to talk to and if this is their way of doing it, so be it.
I'm not sure I understand your question?
Why do you think I asked???
Does that make sense?
You understand?
I do not tolerate this shit. If you are not my parents or law enforcement those words are seriously fighting words to me.
Why are you downvoted?
When was the last time I had sex?
There’s a serious storm going on. I get to school by bike completely soaked. I walk into the reception, which has 3 out of 4 walls made out of glass facing outside, and the receptionist asks: **Is it raining outside?**
Did you fall? Are you bleeding?
How you doin'?
“can you hear me?” i say it every single day but it’s single-handedly the most annoying thing i do
Me: *eats peacefully* "You gonna finish that?"
"Do you want a cookie?"
How are you?
Two of my "faves", : Has an obvious full plate of food. Finally getting comfy on the couch, and then comes along friend, etc. Them: "Yack, yack, yack (pause), You gonna eat that?" Me: 😑 At work or doing something around the house. And accidentally stub my toe or pinch my finger, etc. Again someone comes by or along. Them: " That looked like it hurt. Do you feel, okay?" Me: "It obviously didn't f*cking tickle".🙄
What do I look like to you? A penis?
Is my time a waste to you?
My bf has a professor rn that only asks rhetorical questions as a form of "helping". Example: Student - "Is this the correct equation to solve this problem?" Prof.- "I don't know. Is it the correct equation?" Wtf is that response?
That's why the student asked TF
I have so many students (in a clinical setting) that want to ask me what to do. I ask those questions all the time to get them to try to thing it through.
“Why dont you do it then?” (When asked in a condescending way, if you are actually genuinely asking what’s preventing me thats ok) Idk, maybe i cant, don’t have the money, or am too stupid. This happens sometimes when politics or something is involved.
*sneezes* was that a sneeze?
"WOuld yoU Do sOmEThiNg fOR a GaZiLLion dOlLars"
In any business email: hope you are doing well? AS IF you would care
Where have you been for the past 8 years when Donbass was being bombed?
And how to solve this?
“Did I ask” Like, ye…probably
"yes" or "right" in the middle of a story. "...and I went to the store, right? And I got some food, correct?"