Introduction Chapter 1. The general characteristic of rhetorical questions 1.1. Meaning of rhetorical questions 1.2. Structure of rhetorical questions 1.2.1. Cliché as a special linguistic unit 1.2.2. Phraseological rhetorical questions 1.3. Functions of rhetorical questions 1.4. Argumentative functions of rhetorical questions Chapter 2. Specific characteristics of argumentative rhetorical questions in modern literature Conclusion Bibliography