Using Quotes On Rhetorical Questions

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I'm stuck in my high school essay. Should I use quotes when I'm asking readers a rhetorical question? In this case I wrote,

The restrictions that many may, or may not be considering, are they really too much?

Should I use quotes on the "are they really too much" part? And did I do anything wrong in that sentence?


Solution 1:

Quotation marks are used when quoting the words of a (real or fictional) person. You are asking this question yourself, not quoting anyone else; so no, it doesn't need them.

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