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Apophasis

Apophasis (/əˈpɒfəsɪs/; from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis), from ἀπόφημι (apóphemi) 'to say no') is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. Accordingly, it can be seen as a rhetorical relative of irony. A classic example of apophasis is "I'm not going to say…

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Apophasis

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples21
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
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related to Examples · 12
Apophasis → Bush's, George, I'm, In, Look, Michael Dukakis, Mondale, President Ronald Reagan, Senate, Vice President, Walter Mondale, When
related to External links · 5
Apophasis → ApophasisA Handbook, ApophasisWordsmith, Figures, Paralipsis, Rhetorical Devices
related to Usage · 4
Apophasis → As, For, It, This

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Apophasisrelated to ExamplesWhen0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesIn0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesWalter Mondale0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesPresident Ronald Reagan0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesMondale0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesSenate0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesVice President0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesGeorge0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesBush's0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesMichael Dukakis0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesLook0.60section
Apophasisrelated to ExamplesI'm0.60section

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