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An '''antanagoge''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] ''άντναγωγή'', a leading or bringing up), is a [[figure of speech|figure]] in [[rhetoric]], in which, not being able to answer the accusation of an adversary, a person return the charge, by charging his adversary with the same crimes. |
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An '''antanagoge''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] ''ἀνταναγωγή'', a leading or bringing up), is a [[figure of speech|figure]] in [[rhetoric]], in which, not being able to answer the accusation of an adversary, a person instead makes a counter-allegation or counteracting an opponent's proposal with an opposing [[proposition]] in one's speech or writing.<ref name=Antanagoge>{{cite web|title=Antanagoge Dictionary Definition|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/bible/antanagoge|website=Dictionary.com|accessdate=2014-10-28}}</ref> |
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It may also refer to turning a negative view into a positive, such as in the following examples: |
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Antanagoge places a negative point next to and/or between a positive point, attempting to redirect attention away from the negative point. |
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It may also refer to placing a positive outlook on a situation that has a negative connotation, such as in the following examples:<ref>[https://wordfusion.org/ Examples of word usage]</ref> |
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'''Literary examples''' |
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:"I got in a car accident, but I was planning on getting a new car anyway." |
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:"Many are the pains and perils to be passed, |
:"Many are the pains and perils to be passed, |
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: But great is the gain and glory at the last." |
: But great is the gain and glory at the last." |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Paradiastole]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Figures of speech]] |
[[Category:Figures of speech]] |
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An antanagoge (Greek ἀνταναγωγή, a leading or bringing up), is a figure in rhetoric, in which, not being able to answer the accusation of an adversary, a person instead makes a counter-allegation or counteracting an opponent's proposal with an opposing proposition in one's speech or writing.[1]
Antanagoge places a negative point next to and/or between a positive point, attempting to redirect attention away from the negative point.
It may also refer to placing a positive outlook on a situation that has a negative connotation, such as in the following examples:[2]
Literary examples
- "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
- "I got in a car accident, but I was planning on getting a new car anyway."
- "Many are the pains and perils to be passed,
- But great is the gain and glory at the last."
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Antanagoge Dictionary Definition". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ Examples of word usage
