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erotesis

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Er`o`te´sis
n.1.(Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines; -
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Shall I be frighted when a madman stares?
- Shak.
erotesis
a manner of phrasing a question that presupposes an answer that is either a strong affirmative or, more often, a strong negative.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
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194) Typically, a rhetorical question is asked not to elicit information but to express emotion, as with erotesis (implying strong affirmation or denial) and epiplexis (to chastise).
George, Woody, Gary, and Homer S.: popular culture meets classical ... by Zimmerman, Brett / Style
77) EROTESIS (EROTEMA): a rhetorical question implying strong affirmation or denial: Who has not, a hundred times, found himself committing a vile or a silly action, for no other reason than because he knows he should not?
A catalogue of rhetorical and other literary terms from American ... by Zimmerman, Brett / Style
 
 
 
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