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paraleipsis

/ˌpær.əˈlaɪp.sɪs/

Traducción: Figura retórica por la cual el hablante o escritor llama la atención sobre un asunto al fingir que lo omite o al declarar que no merece ser mencionado.

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noun

C2formalcommonart/ˌpær.əˈlaɪp.sɪs/

A rhetorical device in which a speaker or writer draws attention to a subject by pretending to pass over it or by stating that it is not worth mentioning.

  • 🇪🇸Figura retórica por la cual el hablante o escritor llama la atención sobre un asunto al fingir que lo omite o al declarar que no merece ser mencionado.
  1. Rhetorical device C2 formal

    A figure of speech in which the speaker or writer emphasizes something by pretending to pass over it or ignore it.

    • "I will not mention his many awards, but..." is a classic example of paraleipsis.
    • The politician used paraleipsis to highlight his opponent's failures.
    • In her speech, she employed paraleipsis to draw attention to the scandal.

    🇪🇸Paraleipsis (figura retórica)

    Sinónimos: apophasispreterition

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