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Prolepsis Sandaraca
Prolepsis may refer to: * Prolepsis (rhetoric), a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection and then immediately answers it *Prolepsis (literary), anticipating action, a flash forward, see Foreshadowing * Cataphora, using an expression or word that co-refers with a later expression in the discourse * Flashforward, in storytelling, an interjected scene that represent events in the future * Prolepsis, one of the three Epicureanism#Epistemology, criteria of truth in Epicureanism * Prolepsis (fly), ''Prolepsis'' (fly), a genus of robber flies * Prolepsis (album), ''Prolepsis'' (album), by Arrogance See also *''Déjà vu'', the experience of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation * Paralipsis, providing full details or drawing attention to something while pretending to pass it over * Proleptic (other) {{Disambiguation pt:Prolepse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prolepsis (rhetoric)
Procatalepsis, also called prolepsis or prebuttal, is a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to their own argument and then immediately answers it. By doing so, they hope to strengthen their argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments before their audience can raise them. In rhetoric anticipating future responses and answering possible objections will set up one's argument for a strong defense. The ''Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism'' states that there are three distinct theoretical uses of prolepsis: argumentation, literary discussion, and conjunction with narratological analyses of the order of events. In argumentation, procatalepsis is used to answer the opponent's possible objections before they can be made. In literary discussion, procatalepsis is used as a figure of speech in which a description is used before it is strictly applicable. Sayings such as "I'm a dead man" exemplify the suggestion of a state that has not y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |