am I right
Requesting your validation
Am I right is a tag question seeking agreement or confirmation, typically added after stating an opinion or observation.
Unlike a genuine question, it usually expects affirmation rather than debate: This weather is miserable, am I right?
The phrase often appears in comedy and casual conversation as a rhetorical device to build rapport with an audience or signal that the speaker considers their point obvious or relatable.
- you know what I meanBid for mutual comprehension
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- just sayingVerbal shrug after criticism
- rhetorical questionInquiry posed for effect
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
agreement · assent · amirite · validation · confirmation · approval · innit · consensus · concurrence · persuasive language · endorsement · ladies and gentlemen · leading question
- rhetorical questionswhy me, why bother, who knows, who cares, so what
am I rightI was wrong
Acknowledging prior error
I stand corrected · my mistake · mea culpa · I blew it · never mind
right, rightly, rightful, rightfully, rightness, rights, righted, righting