procatalepsis
procatalepsis · procatalepsises
A rhetorical exercise in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and…A rhetorical exercise in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it, in an attempt to strengthen the argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments.
/ˌpɹəʊkætəˈlɛpsɪs/
Meaning
3 senses(rhetoric)A rhetorical exercise in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it, in an attempt to strengthen the argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments.
(rhetoric)Rebuttal of anticipated objections.
Left dislocation.
Origin
From Latin procatalepsis (“anticipating and answering an objection”), from Ancient Greek πFrom Latin procatalepsis (“anticipating and answering an objection”), from Ancient Greek προκατάληψις (prokatálēpsis, “seizing in advance”).
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Forms
plural: procatalepsises| Singular | procatalepsis |
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