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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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