GRE vocabulary

Apophasis

The rhetorical device of mentioning something by denying that it will be mentioned.

Example

"I'm not going to mention the rumors about his past, but let's just say they're circulating widely, she stated, using clear apophasis."

From Greek apophasis 'denial,' from apophanai 'to deny.'

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