Procatalepsis

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  • n. 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.
  • n. Rebuttal of anticipated objections.
  • n. Left dislocation.
    • Word Usage
    "This technique has a distinguished relative in classical rhetoric: the device of procatalepsis, in which the speaker brings up and immediately refutes the anticipated objections of his or her hearer."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prebuttal    prolepsis   
     
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