🗣️apophasis

noun
/əˈpɒfəsɪs/

Значение

A rhetorical device where the speaker brings up a subject by denying it or pretending to pass over it.

Примеры предложений

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

Синонимы

paralipsis, preterition, rhetorical device, insinuation

Антонимы

direct mention, explicit statement

Коллокации

use apophasis, rhetorical apophasis, classic apophasis

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