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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Word for Anticipating Arguments/Objections? #192169 07/31/2010 7:09 AM Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Barcelona TitoMatito newbie TitoMatito newbie Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Barcelona Hello all. I'm not sure if I first saw this word in an AWAD email or some other place, but it's a verb that describes anticipating arguments or objections to something the speaker is saying, ostensibly to address the objections in advance. I've been racking my brain for a couple of days trying to remember. Does it ring a bell for anyone? Thanks in advance. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for Anticipating Arguments/Objections? TitoMatito #192171 07/31/2010 11:19 AM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA beck123 addict beck123 addict Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA I'm not clear on your question. If - as you describe - I'm listening to a speaker and will have my turn to speak in a moment, isn't that simply the normal course of events in a rhetorical conversation? If the speaker points out possible counter-arguments and addresses them before they are voiced, formal rhetoric calls that "anticipation," a form of "refutation." "I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for Anticipating Arguments/Objections? beck123 #192172 07/31/2010 2:43 PM Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Barcelona TitoMatito newbie TitoMatito newbie Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Barcelona PROCATALEPSIS ! Definition Thanks beck123. You had the idea right, which led me straight to the word. I was wrong about it being a verb, however. I am very much obliged. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for Anticipating Arguments/Objections? TitoMatito #192173 07/31/2010 2:53 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass a.k.a. prolepsis. you might find this site useful: link -joe (anticipation) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for Anticipating Arguments/Objections? tsuwm #192180 07/31/2010 5:32 PM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA beck123 addict beck123 addict Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA Here's another link: Link You can find "anticipation" and "refutation" defined there as figures of speech, if you prefer familiar words. "I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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