(1) A rhetorical term for asking questions to rebuke or reproach
rather than to elicit answers. (2) More broadly, a form of
argument in which a speaker attempts to shame an opponent into
adopting a particular point of view. Etymology:From the Greek,
"strike at, rebuke" - "Let us not assassinate this lad further,
Senator. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency,
sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" (Joseph
Welch to Senator Joseph McCarthy, June 9, 1954) - "Have you no
shame, coming in as Gandhi and stuffing yourself with Buffalo
wings? Why didn't you come as FDR and go around with crazy
legs?" (George Segal as Jack Gallow in "Halloween, Halloween."
Just Shoot Me! 2002) - "Stop thinking and end your problems.
What difference between yes and no? What difference between
success and failure? Must you value what others value, avoid
what others avoid? (Tao Te Ching) - "--And why do you go to
France or Belgium, said Miss Ivors, instead of visiting your own
land? "--Well, said Gabriel, it’