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Apophasis

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(n.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Caesar, iii. 2.]

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Apophasis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/apophasis.html. 1828.
 
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