Procatalepsis
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Procatalepsis
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Procatalepsis, also called prolepsis or prebuttal, is a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to their own argument and then immediately answers it. By doing so, the speaker hopes to strengthen the argument by dealing with possible counterarguments before the audience can raise them. In rhetoric, anticipating future responses and answering possible objections sets up one's argument for a strong defense. The Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism states
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Figure of speech
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procatalepsis
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2024-02-19T15:41:09Z
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