Procatalepsy

The procatalepsis ( Greek προκατάληψις "preemption") or short Prolepsis (gr. Πρόληψις "anticipation"), even anticipation ( Latin anticipatio, anti-cipere "anticipated-take"), is a figure of speech by which the Anticipation of an objection that could be raised against what has been presented. This indicates that the objection is known and the risk of being interrupted with that objection disappears.

Example: “One could argue that this article is too short for Wikipedia; nevertheless it makes sense because it can serve as a starting point for a longer article. "

Anticipation differs from the concession , which recognizes an actually expressed opposing argument, but mitigates or relativizes it, in that it anticipates and possibly even refutes a suspected argument of the opponent.

See also

• Anticipation (literature)
• Anticipation (style)
• Anticipatio (music)

literature

• Heinrich Lausberg: Handbook of literary rhetoric . 4th edition. Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-515-09156-5 , §855.
• Gero von Wilpert : Subject dictionary of literature (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 231). 8th, improved and enlarged edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-520-23108-5 .