floofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-down5·2 months agoI didn’t assert it. I asked. There was a question mark.
minus-squareDaveyborn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoIt was an accusation.
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·2 months agoIt was a question.
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months 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 months 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.