Rhetorical Questions
We have all heard the expression that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Genuinely stupid questions are real, however, and are the kind for which the questioner does not really want nor cares about any answer.
For example, Republican US Rep. from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor-Greene recently went on a rant about Biden administration energy policy for failing to do enough to “prop up American oil and gas,” emphasizing renewable sources of energy instead.
“He thinks wind turbines are the way to go!” she ranted. “I mean what is he going to do when it’s not a windy day? Is he going to stand out there and blow hot air at all the wind turbines?”
In fact, energy storage technology works by wind turbines building up energy capacity to deliver power to the grid even during times when there is less wind. Of course, the Republican Congressperson from Georgia does not really care that wind turbines are just one part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce America’s fossil fuel dependence, because she and her voters don’t really care about anything that queer, “woke” liberals are concerned enough about…