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paraleipsis

Paraleipsis vs Proslepsis - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between paraleipsis and proslepsis

is that paraleipsis is (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" while proslepsis is (rhetoric) the pretence of passing over a subject while at the same time describing it fully.

Paraleipsis - What does it mean?

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Paraleipsis vs Paraleipses - What's the difference?

paraleipsis | paraleipses |


As nouns the difference between paraleipsis and paraleipses

is that paraleipsis is (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" while paraleipses is (linguistics).

Paraleipsis vs Praeteritio - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between paraleipsis and praeteritio

is that paraleipsis is (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" while praeteritio is paraleipsis.

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