paraleipsis

• Figure de rhétorique par laquelle on attire l'attention sur une chose tout en feignant de vouloir la passer sous silence, ou en déclarant qu'elle ne mérite pas d'être mentionnée.

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.

1. Rhetorical deviceC2formal

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

   Prétérition (figure de rhétorique)

   • "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.

   Synonymesapophasispreterition