"Procatalepsis, also called prebuttal, is a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection..."

"Procatalepsis, also called prebuttal, is a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it. By doing so, he hopes to strengthen his argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments before his audience can raise them."

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