🗣️apophasis (apofasis)

noun
/əˈpɒfəsɪs/
apofasis (apofasis)

Meaning

A rhetorical device where the speaker brings up a subject by denying it or pretending to pass over it.
Traducción del significado
un recurso retorico en el que el hablante menciona un tema negándolo o fingiendo pasarlo por alto
un recurso retorico en el que el hablante menciona un tema negandolo o fingiendo pasarlo por alto

Oraciones de ejemplo

The politician used apophasis by saying, 'I won’t even mention my opponent’s scandals.'

El político usó la apofasis al decir: 'Ni siquiera mencionaré los escándalos de mi oponente'.
El politico uso la apofasis al decir: 'Ni siquiera mencionare los escandalos de mi oponente'.

Synonyms

paralipsis, preterition, rhetorical device, insinuation

Antonyms

direct mention, explicit statement

Colocaciones

use apophasis, rhetorical apophasis, classic apophasis

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