procatalepsis
- Noun. (rhetoric) A rhetorical exercise in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it, in an attempt to strengthen the argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments.
- Noun. (rhetoric) Rebuttal of anticipated objections.
- Noun. (grammar) Left dislocation.
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