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Apophasis vs Paraleipsis - What's the difference?

apophasis | paraleipsis |

As nouns the difference between apophasis and paraleipsis

is that apophasis is an allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned while paraleipsis is needless to say.

apophasis

English

Noun

(apophases)
  • (rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
    • "I won't mention your bad grammar" is an example of apophasis .

    Related terms

    * apo- * -phasis * apophatic * apophatically

    Coordinate terms

    * proslepsis

    See also

    * not to mention * to say nothing of

    paraleipsis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * paralepsis, paralipsis

    Noun

    {{examples-right, * needless to say * not to mention}} (paraleipses)
  • (rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it, as in: "I will not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice".

    • See also

    * apophasis