Is this an example of rhetoric? [closed]

I don't know if this is an example of rhetoric.

How has CVS changed over the past few years?


Solution 1:

I think you're asking about a rhetorical question. Rhetoric by itself is a much broader category.

Whether the given question is a rhetorical question or not is impossible to say without more context. Does the speaker/author ask the question and then immediately proceed to answer it without waiting for or expecting an answer from another party? If so, then it was a rhetorical question.