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Objection vs Procatalepsis - What's the difference?

objection | procatalepsis |

As nouns the difference between objection and procatalepsis

is that objection is the act of objecting while procatalepsis is (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.

objection

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of objecting.
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  • A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to ).
  • (legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "objection": serious, conscientious, fatal, grave, etc. * Verbs often used with "objection": raise, make, meet, answer, etc.

    procatalepsis

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (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.
  • (grammar) Left dislocation.
  • Synonyms

    * (rhetorical exercise) * (rebuttal of anticipated objections) prebuttal, prolepsis * (grammar)

    See also

    * ("procatalepsis" on Wikipedia) * * straw man