What figure of speech is used when a speaker poses a question not to elicit an answer, but to make an emphatic assertion (e.g., 'Wie wil er nou niet gelukkig zijn?')?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Retorische vraag
- Step 1: A retorische vraag is a question to which no verbal response is expected because the answer is already implied and self-evident to both speaker and listener. Step 2. It functions rhetorically as a powerful affirmation. Answer: Retorische vraag. Why not the others: Captatio benevolentiae seeks goodwill; an apostrofe turns to address an absent party; exclamatio is an exclamation.
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