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Not to be confused withApophysis,Apoptosis,orApophis
(disambiguation).
Apophasis(Late Latin,fromGreekfrom apophemi,[1]"to say
no"[2]
), Paralipsis() or occupatio,[3][4][5][6]also spelled
paraleipsis or paralepsis, and known also as
praeteritio, preterition, cataphasis (), antiphrasis (), or
parasiopesis (), is
arhetorical devicewherein the speaker or writer brings up a
subject by either denying it, or denying that it
should be brought up.[7]
As such, it can be seen as a rhetorical relative
ofirony.Paralipsis is usually employed
to make asubversivead hominemattack, which makes it a frequently
used tactic in political speeches to make
an attack on one's opponent. Using paralipsis in this way is
often considered to be bad form.
The device is typically used to distance the speaker from unfair
claims, while still bringing them up. For
instance, a politician might say, "I don't even want to talk
about the allegations that my opponent is a drunk." It
can also be used in denying such claims entirely, for example by
saying "I'm sure that my opponent is not lying;
however, his grasp of the facts seems to be shaky."[8]
Contents
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1 Proslepsis
2 With proper names
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
Proslepsis[edit]
When paralipsis is taken to its extreme, then proslepsis occurs,
whereby the speaker provides full details
stating and/or drawing attention to something in the very act of
pretending to pass it over; for example, "I will
not stoop to mentioning the occasion last winter when our
esteemed opponent was found asleep in an alleyway
with an empty bottle of vodka still pressed to his lips."[9]
Paralipsis was often used byCiceroin his orations. For
example:
"Obliviscor iam iniurias tuas, Clodia, depono memoriam doloris
mei" ("I now forget your wrongs, Clodia, I set
aside the memory of my pains [that you caused].")
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Cicero,"Pro Caelio", Chapter 50
"It would be superfluous in me to point out to your lordship
that this is war."
Charles Francis Adams,U.S. Ambassador to Britain, dispatch
toEarl Russell,5 September 1863, concerning
Britain's relations with theConfederacy.
"Ssh," said Grace Makutsi, putting a finger to her lips. "It's
not polite to talk about it. SO I won't mention the
Double Comfort Furniture Shop, which is one of the businesses my
fiance owns, you know. I must not talk
about that. But do you know the store, Mma? If you save up, you
should come in some day and buy a chair."
Alexander McCall Smith,Blue Shoes and Happiness,Chapter 4
A more positive usage of paralipsis/paralepsis embodies the
narrative style of Adso of Melk inUmberto
Eco'sThe Name of the Rose,where the character fills in details
of early fourteenth-century history for the
reader by stating it is unnecessary to speak of
them.[10][example needed]
With proper names[edit]
When it is taboo to speak of an entity by name,
anepithetorsobriquetcan be used in place of the name. For
example, when it was forbidden in Myanmar to speak the name of
political prisonerAung San Suu Kyi,she was
commonly referred to as "The Lady". Variousnames of God in
Judaismare used to avoid writing or speaking
sacred names. The name of the fictionalLord Voldemortin the
popularHarry Potteruniverse is taboo, and he is
commonly referred with epithets such as
"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" and "You-Know-Who".
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