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Re: Converting rhetorical questions/interrogative sentences into reported speech
Given that it is the context that makes it clear that it's a rhetorical question, then it should still be clear when it is reported, so I would treat it the same way as a normal question.
Converting rhetorical questions/interrogative sentences into reported speech 
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