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Rhetorical

rɪˈtɒrɪkl

Rhetorical definitions
adjective
rhetorical
  1. relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric

    "repetition is a common rhetorical device"

    • expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress

      "the rhetorical commitment of the government to give priority to primary education"

  2. (of a question) asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information

    "the general intended his question to be purely rhetorical"