Retorika Bertanya Helmy Yahya dalam Video Podcast Helmy Yahya Bicara

Abstract

This study examines Helmy Yahya’s questioning rhetoric in the YouTube podcast series "Helmy Yahya Bicara," specifically focusing on how he poses questions to guests through both verbal language and body language. The research addresses the types of questions, diction (word choice), kinesics (body movement), and oculesics (eye behavior and facial expressions) employed by Helmy Yahya during these interactions. A descriptive qualitative method was used, analyzing episodes of "Helmy Yahya Bicara" featuring various guests as the data source. The findings reveal that Helmy Yahya utilizes a diverse range of questions-including opening, informative, "trap," and closing questions-tailored to the specific topic of conversation with each guest. Furthermore, the study identifies a variety of diction-such as denotative, connotative, general, specific, scientific, and popular terms-chosen to ensure questions are easily understood while remaining communicative. Regarding nonverbal elements, Helmy Yahya’s kinesics and oculesics serve to complement and emphasize the intent behind his questions. In conclusion, Helmy Yahya’s questioning rhetoric represents an integrated blend of verbal rhetoric (question types and diction) and nonverbal rhetoric (kinesics and oculesics), collectively creating a questioning style that is communicative yet respectful of the guest's comfort.