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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.
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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
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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.
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a.k.a. prolepsis. you might find this site useful: link - joe (anticipation) friday
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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
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