A rhetorical question is a figure of speech, styled as a question, with no expectation of receiving an answer. A rhetorical question is often structured into a larger statement for emphasis. It may be used for a pause for thought. It can be used as a way of putting a straw-man argument in place, or to ridicule and opponent. "I understand you are against government-run programs. Can I assume then, that you are in favor of disbanding the FBI and the military? Are you intending to bring the country to a state of anarchy?" Or, "I have suffered these many years, why me, oh Lord, why me?"
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