Apophasis

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Apophasis [1]

(n.) 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 Caesar, iii. 2.]

References

  1. ↑ Apophasis from Webster's Dictionary
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