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How does answering rhetorical questions be persuasive?

Answer:

Some people ask rhetorical q's to try to prove a point

to try to get people to understand the importance they feel something has.

If one such question is answer, the purpose is defeated.

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What to you call answering a question with a question?
It is often referred to as a "Counter-Question". For example, "Am I smart?" "I don't know. Are you?"
What is answering a question by asking a question?
It's called being a socratic jerk who tries to belittle someones curiosity by being condescending
What is the name for answering a question with a question?
Rhetorical
What is a term for answering a question with a question?
Counter-Question ("There are questions that should be answered with a counter-question." ~Buddha) Socratic Teaching or Critical Thinking Redundant
Why are you not answering my questions?
Perhaps there is no one online that knows the answer.