Procataleptic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Procataleptic is an adjective meaning (rhetoric) Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised.
Meaning
(rhetoric) Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised.
Example Sentences
As noted in chapter 5, the procataleptic function of an argumentation scheme with its matching set of critical questions is to strengthen an argument by dealing with possible criticisms, objections, and counter-arguments before they are even raised in dialog.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proleptic, preemptive, proleptical, emptive, anticipatory, prepersuasive.
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