floofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoRadiohead's Thom Yorke walks off stage in response to Israel 'genocide' hecklerwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down123
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minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·2 years agoI didn’t assert it. I asked. There was a question mark.
minus-squareDaveyborn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoIt was an accusation.
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·2 years agoIt was a question.
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years 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-down6·2 years 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.