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Jun 15, 2015 · Let's say in a politician's ten minute media campaign they address many things, but leave out climate change. Could this be considered an apophasis on their part, No. That is …
Term for mentioning X by saying "I will not say X"
Apophasis is exactly what you seek. To borrow the definition from Chambers, it means "effectively saying something by stating that you will not mention it." It is a commonly-used word in …
Rhetorical term for the opposite of apophasis/paralipsis?
Feb 12, 2020 · Oftentimes, apophasis or paralipsis operates by implying that the audience already knows about the information that the speaker is "refusing" to bring up or, if they don't know …
Term for rhetorical device of claiming not to intend what you are …
Oct 11, 2015 · Apophasis (ə-pŏf′ə-sĭs) comes in different guises: some ethical, some unethical, and some a mixture of both ethical and unethical elements. I think your examples comprise the …
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Jul 6, 2015 · But the intention is clearly the same, and on the Wikipedia page for paralipsis (which redirects to apophasis), another example is given in which Ronald Reagan implies something …
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What is the name of this rhetorical device [duplicate]
Dec 28, 2015 · Preterition, proslepsis or apophasis, not to mention the many other derivatives with either (late) latin or greek root: praeteritio(n), occupatio on the one hand, cataphasis, …
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Jan 2, 2020 · I wonder if it could be shoehorned into apophasis, except that the examples provided aren't ironic (I don't think). According to Wikipedia apophasis "is a rhetorical device …