Perhaps you've noticed that I ask alot of questions in my blogs, and not all of them are rhetorical. I'm a believer that the only stupid question is the one not asked - stupid because an unasked question doesn't get answered for you and the others afraid to ask it. I was taught by the Jesuits to question the questions, so here's Q.
Usually, people ask questions from what they know/think rather than from ignorance.
"I didn't know enough about the subject to even ask a question" is the honest way to get to the truth. For the truth is that most asked questions are meant to persuade to one's position/presumption and thus are rhetorical. That's why it's smart to ask why someone is posing a question; and better, what is being taken for granted by the way the question is phrased.
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But be careful, because once you accept the premise of a question, you will need closure. In other words, you'll need to hear/know the answer that the questioner is offering as well. We're conditioned (as explored in The Conditioning Treatment ) from our upbringing, for example, to know that mom's question, "Did you brush your teeth?" has only one answer.
But be most careful about the questions that have no answer, such as "Do you still beat your spouse?" If the answer is 'yes', you're in trouble. If the answer is 'no', then when did you stop?! Trust me (or the Jesuits): Question the questions.
