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The methods used by spiritual masters so as to break their disciples' Ego are mostly red herrings, sophistry or rhetorical tricks; the listeners seldom oppose to them, because of excessive psychological pressure they are usually subjected to
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“What went wrong with the attack why didn’t we smash through the German lines like they promised?” I didn’t bother answering as I thought it was a rhetorical question and I was too hot and bothered to even try and give an explanation he then said
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most exciting quarterback, ever?” Didn’t wait for an answer, it was a rhetorical question
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The alternative is being held captive by rhetorical promises
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Such overtures, depending on the (underlying) designs of the speaker and the receptiveness of his audience, could be incendiary and volatile at times, not unlike (the) rhetorical expressions that pass for populism in our own times
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Many, however, have become sadly disillusioned by rhetorical assurances that seldom seem to live up to their promises
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He left the question hanging in the air, and the crowd, guessing it to be rhetorical, remained silent
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I rambled on, asking one rhetorical question after the other
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(Was that a rhetorical question?)
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“It was a rhetorical question! You think the gateway is just a machine?”
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“When you consider the options, where do you begin to search?” It was a rhetorical question
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“It was a rhetorical question, Guighan
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It was as if hot sticky tar dripped from each word he uttered when he spoke again, answering his own rhetorical question:
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“So I tentatively hold my beliefs and you tentatively hold yours, huh, Charles? So what are your ‘tentatively held’ beliefs about God these days? What is your ‘thesis’?” Michelle had some of the Peterson rhetorical combativeness, and sometimes exercised it, but typically without as much sarcasm as Charles and me
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“What?” responded Michelle, anyway, to what was doubtless another rhetorical question from Charles
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Either the question asked was rhetorical or indicated that this messenger did not emanate from the omniscient portion of the Godhead
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The typical: what have you done? -a completely rhetorical question because I already knew what he had done-, but it was just necessary to ask to make him reflect on what he had done and so try to explain why, why he had done it and thus learn from it
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Here is a rhetorical question – Does the body sit upright and come alive due to the burning process, contracting the muscles…
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Mikael: It was just a rhetorical question
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I was a little taken aback by this question, but assumed it might only be rhetorical
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The look on his face suggested it was a rhetorical question, so I shut up
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The Democrats’ handling of the Stimulus and Obamacare matters tore the glaze of rhetorical bliss from the public eye
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been Laura sitting there, he thought, where would my eyes be resting? A rhetorical question
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The question was rhetorical
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It could be rhetorical – a desire for affirmation or
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"You think you can fuck with the Dog?" Xavier asked a rhetorical question to no one in particular as he began pounding Raekwon who was still fighting to get to his feet
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Sanjay shrugged his shoulders in assent; the question was more or less rhetorical
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That was a rhetorical question
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`I'm I supposed to answer that or are you informing me on this or maybe it is a rhetorical question
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`Meaning that if she wanted to dominate, she can very well do so?' It was a rhetorical question
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It was a rhetorical question
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As I read her aura I could see it was a rhetorical question
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It was a rhetorical question for
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All eyes were on Spalding and he sat stone-faced, not knowing if the questions were rhetorical or if they required answers
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The question was rhetorical, but Jinkai Garabass took it upon himself to answer, “It would save us the cost of fuel!” he said it with the intention of annoying Tahah, and smiled with pleasure when he saw her clench her fists
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upon the coachee by rhetorical questions
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By the 1980s, there were barely used and if so, only in a rhetorical sense
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Professor,” said John more as a rhetorical question than
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(rhetorical question); well, that’s my proof!”
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Feltus remained silent for a moment as he digested this rhetorical question then gently took her elbow and started to guide her towards his office; he attributed her lack of protest to her unfamiliarity with the new surroundings into which she was willingly led
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Could an insane woman have managed such cold calculation?” His question was rhetorical, but he answered with a shake of his head
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what would happen to him if he were caught; it would be a rhetorical
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“He was a guest here?” his question was rhetorical though Loraine did not recognize it as such and did not allow him time to continue his next statement
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“Would you have?” Ed posed the rhetorical question
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“Have you typed your report from last night, Jazz?” was a rhetorical question from her boss and his hand was out for her note book as he spoke
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rhetorical y, “yeah, real y nishe, helping me out and that
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"I don't suppose it would do any good to try to get him out?" he asked in a rather rhetorical tone
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"Well, what have we here?" he asked in a rhetorical tone
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Garcia recognized the rhetorical question and sat down in the chair with a book
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“Obviously the coach has a lot of confidence in you,” I started out, a rhetorical path taking shape in my mind
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Garcia ignored the rhetorical question
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questions?” It turned out to be a rhetorical question because the
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Rhetorical standards strategy and aspiration ale for what
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If you’re here today, and you’re over 55, let me just ask you a (rhetorical) question: if you had saved 10% of your income your whole life, how much money would you have now? How much? Just by compounding interest, this is what financial people tell me: if someone saves from 18-30 and then stops, they’ll have more money than someone that starts at 30 and saves until 60, because of compounding interest and the rule of 72, your money will double roughly every 6 years
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“How are you today?” It's often said today as a rhetorical question, but
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Her question was rhetorical and she was already storming off by the time she’d finished ranting
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“Have you ever heard the rhetorical question 'If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?'” I asked
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The disbelief was rhetorical, they knew if he said he could give them the house, he would give them the house
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is?” The question was more rhetorical in nature
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A statement as rhetorical as
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“You say there are only two gods, but what about The Law, which we believe no one or thing is greater than?” again she challenged, not out of intellectual honesty, but from rhetorical combat training
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God used the interrogative tense in the statement ((Have you seen)) to declare and confirm His meaning by using a rhetorical question
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So, and this isn't rhetorical, how do you consent something beautiful into existence without getting every idol-fucking anti-this and that idiot voting unanimously for it?
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IT is learning language in a community of rhetorical debate and competitive conflict
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“Yes,” Steve stuck his head back into the doorway, answering a rhetorical confession that he was not supposed to hear
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” she thrust her chin into the air with the rhetorical bravado of final conquest
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There is no more asking that proverbial rhetorical insinuation, “Where were you when they came for x?”, for we have already come for us all, in the guise of what all life holds sacred: nutrition and health
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“All that is is? Isn't that just another way of saying whatever is is god?” holding coin and spoon together, he tapped them against the bowl in emphasis to his rhetorical conclusion
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Ty figured the question was rhetorical and didn't
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“What is the purpose of life?” GameOn asked any willing to engage in rhetorical combat
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“Of course I know who they are Amanda! I just listened to their concert, didn’t I?! So why wouldn’t I know who they are?” Kathy retorted indignantly, and instantly regretted having asked this rhetorical question, when Amanda responded by stating loudly enough for all to hear…
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The bride would giggle in a shy manner, finding it difficult to ask such vulgar question before a large crowd, who by then, waited in admiration and anticipation of the manner she would put forth her rhetorical but difficult question
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While the bride tries to summon courage, dead silence would envelop the vicinity, with every member of the audience eager to hear the manner she would put forth her rhetorical question
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antiguas historias: not a mere rhetorical statement
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“Who did you think it was?” Her tone was rhetorical and harsh
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I was asking myself a rhetorical question and a beige folder on his desk held my future
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A tag creates a rhetorical question out of a sentence that would usually be a
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Man, is she one hot chick, or what?’ I took that to be rhetorical question and
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Standing before massive crowds, a rhetorical master in action, a brown-faced man chanting yes we can a phenomenon unheard, Closing genera¬tional gaps and transcending racial lines drawn in the hot political sands, men, women, boys and girls…it was Barack’s world, his interna¬tional political stage sparked bigoted outrage, vet him strong but treat him wrong because white is the only right in these United States of America, Mock his children, attack his wife, call him a nigger and manufacture strife, reduce him to a symbol of terrorism, Extremists rise, haters tell lies to stop him in his tracks, Because Barack’s too dark, his white ain’t right, his wife’s too ethnic, and his swag’s too light to be a U
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Standing before massive crowds, a rhetorical master in action, a brown-faced man chanting yes we can a phenomenon unheard, Closing generational gaps and transcending racial lines drawn in the hot political sands, men, women, boys and girls…it was Barack’s world, his international political stage sparked bigoted outrage, vet him strong but treat him wrong because white is the only right in these United States of America, Mock his children, attack his wife, call him a nigger and manufacture strife, reduce him to a symbol of terrorism, Extremists rise, haters tell lies to stop him in his tracks, Because Barack’s too dark, his white ain’t right, his wife’s too ethnic, and his swag’s too light to be a U
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The question was largely rhetorical, as the alternative was a night on the snow
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“You don’t belong here, do you?” Her question was rhetorical, and she did not bow back, only stepped closer to him
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privadas una de otra?"This rhetorical question was answered many years before it was thusformulated
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But in some lines the rhetorical and the rhythmic accentsdo not coincide, as in:
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"We've been together a long time, haven't we?" The General's question is rhetorical
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Michael wasn’t sure if the question was rhetorical, but the Frenchman quickly followed it up with another query; one that was bound to come up sooner or later
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� Synecdoche may serve a purpose as an illustrative rhetorical trope, but it can also serve as an interpretation and diagnosis that can have deadening effects on our search for the becoming self
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He simply didn’t have the willpower to retrace his rhetorical
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I thought that was a rhetorical –
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‘Then what you do at the bank?’ he was more rhetorical
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It was a rhetorical question that no one answered
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Eric chose to interpret the question as rhetorical, and remained silent
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He looked at her, assuming her question was rhetorical and that there was more of the same Harvey Schwartz/The Reluctant Terrorist
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He did not answer what he hoped was a rhetorical question
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As an actor myself I admired their courage, because although I could perform rhetorical
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It would be extreme folly to allow the rhetorical extravagances of some teachers of endless torment to blind us to the fact,—if the New Testament does really teach it as a fact,—that God’s judgment will be executed by an infliction of fearful severity if of limited duration
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What was it in me that was missing? It was a rhetorical question because in
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Rhetorical y I'l ask, "This has been building up inside you for 15 YEARS and you never said anything?!"
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But great dramatic or even great rhetorical power is hardly consistent with firmness or strength of mind, and dramatic talent is often incidentally associated with a weak or dissolute character
