floofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoRadiohead's Thom Yorke walks off stage in response to Israel 'genocide' hecklerwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down123
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minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·16 days agoI didn’t assert it. I asked. There was a question mark.
minus-squareDaveyborn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·16 days agoIt was an accusation.
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·16 days agoIt was a question.
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 days agoIt was both. It was a rhetorical question, which are technically questions while being functionally statements. It’s worth noting though, arguing this semantic point doesn’t change anything or win any argument, it’s just pedantic.
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·16 days ago It was a rhetorical question It wasn’t rhetorical.
I didn’t assert it. I asked. There was a question mark.
It was an accusation.
It was a question.
It was both. It was a rhetorical question, which are technically questions while being functionally statements.
It’s worth noting though, arguing this semantic point doesn’t change anything or win any argument, it’s just pedantic.
It wasn’t rhetorical.