When something is rhetorical that means it is made for style or effect, likewise a rhetorical question is a question that is asked for mere effect, rather than a question that needs to be answered. Questions like “Who knew?” or “Who’s better than me?” are often rhetorical.

What to reply to how have you been?

Short answers to answer the question

• “Not bad!”
• “Never been better!”
• “Could be better.”
• “A little crazy actually!”
• Hectic!”
• “Busy, busy.”
• “As usual.”
• “I’ve been traveling quite a bit since we saw each other last Christmas.”

What does it mean when a question is answered with a question?

So the person who answers the question with the question means that he / she is convinced that he / she is superior or wiser than the other person. We can say that two individuals who constantly ask each other questions are competing for wisdom or superiority. This is used as a tactic in job interviews.

What is a known answer question?

A display question (also called known-information question) is a type of question requiring the other party to demonstrate their knowledge on a subject matter when the questioner already knows the answer. Both display and referential questions are subcategories of epistemic questions.

What is rhetorical question in figure of speech?

A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in which a question is asked for a reason other than to get an answer—most commonly, it’s asked to make a persuasive point. Rhetorical questions are a type of figurative language—they are questions that have another layer of meaning on top of their literal meaning.

How do you reply to how’s your day?

Or, other replies are~ (How’s your day) “It’s been great, and yours?” “It’s been good, yours?” (How’s it going) “I’m well, how about you?” “It’s going great, what about you?” ^ these are all happy/positive replies, but you can also say “I’ve had better days” or “It’s not been great..”