History of Rhetoric · @ishrhet
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#ISHRhetSilenceSeries: #apophasis (#praeteritio). A rhetorical device defined as “the raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it” (Merriam-Webster), apophasis is the pretence of #silence. A speaker pretends... 🧵1/3
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