Rhetorical device: Difference between revisions

(Created page with "=== ad hominem === === apophasis === * also called "'''Paralipsis'''" * author mentions an argument or fact in order to deny it or to deny using it * also used to mention something indirectly * = a form of irony ** may be seen as a "passive-aggressive" argument *** in that it states something while apologizing for having stated it * examples: ** ''"But we won't talk about my opponent's disastrous married life"'' ** ''"It would be a breach of decorum to mention base m...")
 
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** ''"It would be a breach of decorum to mention base morals such as she embodies"''   
** ''"It would be a breach of decorum to mention base morals such as she embodies"''   
* actual use of paralipses:
* actual use of paralipses:
** during Prohibition (when sale of alcohol was banned), a grape juice company included this paralipsis on its grape concentrate packaging:
*** "After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine."
** during the 1984 presidential debates, Ronald Reagan, who was much older than his opponent, stated,
** during the 1984 presidential debates, Ronald Reagan, who was much older than his opponent, stated,
*** "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
*** "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
* see [[wikipedia:Apophasis|Apophasis - Wikipedia]]


=== paralipsis ===
=== paralipsis ===