What Is a Rhetorical Question? How Can You Use It

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Essay

What is a rhetorical question? How can you use it in a persuasive message? What are some concerns about using it?

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

Refers to a probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers and dividing by the count of numbers.

Hypothesized Population Mean

The expected mean value of a population parameter that is proposed prior to conducting a study.

Z-score

A statistical measure that indicates the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean.