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Paralipsis

A paralipsis or praeteritio is a rhetorical figure or figure of speech, where emphasis is achieved by passing something by. Typically, a paralipsis is introduced by phrases such as "we need say nothing of" or "not to mention".

Examples:

  • "I'm not going to grace that comment with a response"



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