Ghostwriter
I ask a lot of questions. I ask a lot of questions here and I rarely get an answer. Most of my questions are not rhetorical (a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer). Most of the time I really want to get an answer. That is why I asked the question. I am wondering if it is the way I ask questions or if I am asking questions that others may not think are worth their time. Most of the time I want an answer. At home when it is a rhetorical question I announce it to avoid confusion.
This morning we were all geared to go and then several hours later “We aren’t really going to do that are we?”
“Humm, well I thought so. You got all ready and even bought ice. I guess you just wanted a cooler full of slushy water to take with us.” (Yes, I was being sarcastic and not something I am proud of.) “I think we need to work on our communication skills.”
“It’s time for my western.”
“How many times have you watched this particular episode?”
“At least 1,000 times.”
“Do you think it is going to end differently this time?”
“Was the rhetorical.”
“Not at all.”
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Question of
Do you ever have communication issues in your life?
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Do you often ask a rhetorical question?
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Are you often indecisive?
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Are you sad I found some time for another post?
I usually have no communication problems. Of course it depends on what kind of person I am communicating with.
You are right – some questions are rhetorical in that they are not intended as questions but as statements. The answer is to be understood as the statement – you have given a very good example of this in your text with your “slushy water”.
Some questions do not expect to get an immediate answer. Included in this category are the sort of questions that scientists ask when they embark on a new piece of research – scientific method depends on finding answers to previously unanswerable questions.
Sometimes people are diffident about giving the truthful answer of “I don’t know”. However, it is always worth remembering that the admission of ignorance is often the first step to gaining knowledge!
Indexer, that is an amazing comment. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. You made my night or early morning.
No , No communication Issues with me. I am easy with communication
Really? I thought everyone had some issues understanding and communicating. I was wrong.
I’m sorry people are not answering your questions.
It is probably because I ask way too many questions.
“Ask and you shall find. Knock and it shall opened unto you” Not exactly a quote but a quote from the Bible.
All questions may not have answers.
I tend to shy away from religious references.