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You're right, he wasn't trying to obtain information — which isn't required for a rhetorical question, as the excerpt you quoted says.

He was emphasizing his opinion by voicing it as a question. The text immediately after the excerpt you posted says this makes a valid rhetorical question:

> ... or as a means of displaying or emphasize the speaker's or author's opinion on a topic.