I am a powerful weapon, per se,
I can be loaded just fire away,
I can be pointed to stab and dismay.Sometimes I'll come from both sides at once,
A master of rhetoric I shall receive no response,
As I'm at the end I know you must see,
What is it that I must be?
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I believe that you'd be a
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I am a powerful weapon, per se,
Questions can be powerful.
I can be loaded just fire away,
There's the loaded question approach.
I can be pointed to stab and dismay.
Pointed/Poignant question.
Sometimes I'll come from both sides at once,
In spanish a question mark is in front and back.
A master of rhetoric I shall receive no response,
Rhetorical questions don't require a response.
As I'm at the end I know you must see, What is it that I must be?
At the end of this riddle and questions is the question mark.
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$\begingroup$ Very good! And very fast! My original answer for the "both sides" bit was indeed the ¿Spanish question? syntax, although I realize question mark and question are different so I was also accepting "two-sided" questions. And yes again I was referring to the fact that at the end of this riddle you will "see" that "I'm at the end" being both the question/mark at the last line of the riddle. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 19, 2016 at 22:03
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$\begingroup$ Well done! Being a fluent Spanish speaker, I'm a little ashamed that I didn't include that in my answer! $\endgroup$– ReibelloCommented Jul 19, 2016 at 22:06
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$\begingroup$ @Reibello, bum deal. :) I'm not, but I'm from Texas, so I can speak a little (and studied a bit). Good riddle DasBeasto. $\endgroup$– JohnCommented Jul 19, 2016 at 22:09
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$\begingroup$ @DasBeasto, take a look at mine and let me know what you think. puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/37833/25802 $\endgroup$– JohnCommented Jul 19, 2016 at 22:21
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The answer is
A question
I can be loaded just fire away
You can ask a Loaded Question to limit your responses.
I can be pointed to stab and dismay.
A pointed question is a very direct question, which can feel like an attack (stab).
Sometimes I'll come from both sides at once,
Some of the best questions don't have answers. Only more questions.
A master of rhetoric I shall receive no response
A Rhetorical Question is a question that needs no response.
and finally,
As I'm at the end I know you must see,
Question marks come at the end of a sentence (in English.)
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$\begingroup$ +1 Very good work, John was just a hair faster and got some of the alternative intentions of a few hints. I would have accepted this if not for his. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 19, 2016 at 22:05