{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Advocacy and Evidence Resources","provider_url":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/aer","title":"Should we ask (and not answer) rhetorical questions? - Advocacy and Evidence Resources","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6RA6YiEnY6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/aer\/2025\/09\/08\/should-we-ask-and-not-answer-rhetorical-questions\/\">Should we ask (and not answer) rhetorical questions?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/aer\/2025\/09\/08\/should-we-ask-and-not-answer-rhetorical-questions\/embed\/#?secret=6RA6YiEnY6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Should we ask (and not answer) rhetorical questions?&#8221; &#8212; Advocacy and Evidence Resources\" data-secret=\"6RA6YiEnY6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/aer\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"If I were a true believer in the power of unanswered rhetorical questions the rest of this column would be blank.\u00a0 Or maybe not; because maybe the power of the question comes when it follows compelling information that guides the audience to the desired response.\u00a0 So \u2013 let me provide the information and then see","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/reactance-for-brain-lessons.jpg","thumbnail_width":468,"thumbnail_height":327}