rhetorical
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In a concurring opinion, Gorsuch stated the stakes more plainly by posing a rhetorical question: If the president’s argument was given credence, then “what do we make of the Constitution’s text?”
From Salon
That theme and his considerable rhetorical gifts would make him a national political figure by the end of the 1980s and one of the most influential Democratic power brokers of his era.
He’s ruthless in deciding which rhetorical nerves to hit and when to keep society’s blessing for moving his visions forward.
Chinese officials directed a rhetorical fusillade at Ms. Takaichi, and have ratcheted up economic pressure by discouraging Chinese tourism to Japan and restricting rare-earth mineral exports.
Cuba's traditional allies have offered rhetorical support, but announced no concrete plans for help.
From Barron's
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