apophasis

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An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

I won't mention your bad grammar is an example of apophasis.

mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
Denying one's intention to talk or write about a subject, but making the denial in such a way that the subject is actually discussed For instance, a candidate for the senate might start of his speak declaring, "I don't have time to list the seventeen felony counts my opponent faces, or the lurid rumors of my opponent's sexual behavior with sixteen-year old girls, or the evidence that he is engaged in tax evasion Instead, I am going to talk about my own qualities that I would bring to the senate if you vote for me " A fine example of apophasis in Shakespeare comes from Mark Antony's funeral speech in Julius Caesar
mentioning something by declaring that it shall not be mentioned Same as "paralepsis" and "preterition " "I need not remind you to get your Christmas shopping done early " See also: autoclesis, parasiopesis
{i} raising a particular issue by saying that it will not be mentioned (e.g., "I will not bring up the fact that CEO Thomson has two children from an adulterous relationship")
Shak
[For example, see Mark Antony's oration
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
] mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
Julius Cæsar, iii
apophasis

    Silbentrennung

    a·poph·a·sis

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις, via Latin apophasis.
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