dirimens copulatio

English

Etymology

From Latin dirimēns cōpulātiō (“separating connection”).

Noun

dirimens copulatio

1. (logic, rhetoric) Mentioning a balancing or opposing fact to prevent the argument from being one-sided or unqualified.

References

• dirimens copulatio, Dictionary of poetic terms, by Jack Elliott Myers, Don C. Wukasch, University of North Texas Press, 2003, →ISBN.