Rhetorical Crapiers

Rhetorical Crapiers

"a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"

Does this sound familiar?
When you listen to any of the network news channels,
and especially the channels devoted to telling you the news 24/7 !!

"a rhetorical news report is presented solely to produce an effect".
What effect are they going after? Typically it is to confuse you, yes, to make the issue as unclear as possible.