antanagoge
English edit
Examples (offsetting proposition) |
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He makes many good points, but he makes them disagreeably. |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταναγωγή (antanagōgḗ, “a leading or bringing up”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
antanagoge (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) Answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.
- (rhetoric) Offsetting a proposition with an opposing proposition in one's own speech or writing.
Translations edit
answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge
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See also edit
- antanagoge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: an‧ta‧na‧go‧ge
Noun edit
antanagoge f (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) antanagoge (answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge)