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Apophasis

Apophasis Meaning & Definition
Apophasis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apophasis?

[n] mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

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See Also | rhetorical device

Apophasis In Webster's Dictionary

\A*poph"a*sis\, n. [Gr. ? denial, fr. ? to speak out, to deny.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. --Shak., Julius C[ae]sar, iii. 2.]

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