Dialectic
The dialecticon (also dialogism ) is a figure of speech .
The dialecticon consists of a question from the speaker to which he does not expect an answer. Instead, the speaker himself gives the answer directly . This enables arguments to be substantiated or refuted.
To verify an assertion, the opposite is first assumed and at the same time questioned. Subsequently, by negating the opposite in the following answer, the argument is invalidated by the speaker, which strengthens the speaker's position. It works the other way around with falsification : The argument to be refuted is presented via the rhetorical question and then presented as untrue or void as an answer to this question.
The dialecticon consists of a rhetorical question and an immediate answer. It is itself part of the hypophora .
At the beginning of an essay one often finds a fundamental question, which is then answered step-by-step in the course of the text. In the conclusion at the end of this text, there is often a direct answer to the question asked at the beginning. However, this is not a dialecticon, but the stylistic device of the Hypophora .
Examples
- Do you think i was in town? Your mother can confirm that I was with her today!
- The Catholic Church should be undisputed? Of course not, because she has many dark chapters in her past.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zeno.org: Dialektikon
- ↑ Zeno.org: Hypophora
- ↑ lingo4u.de , see Hypophora