Which type of emotive language is used in the sentence below?

If you were in the defendant’s shoes, would you not have done the same?

A.
Rhetorical question

B.
Implied value judgment

C.
Assumption

D.
Intensifier

1 answer

The sentence "If you were in the defendant’s shoes, would you not have done the same?" uses a type of emotive language called:

A. Rhetorical question

This is because it poses a question not meant to be answered directly, but to provoke thought or highlight a point.