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A paralipsis or paraleipsis (from the Greek: leave aside) is a rhetorical figure or figure of speech in which one emphasises something by pretending not to mention it (also known as preterition). Typically, a paralipsis is introduced by phrases such as “we need say nothing of” or “not to mention”.
Examples:
- “The restaurant was dirty and noisy, not to mention the waiters.”
Variants:
Cataphasis
A kind of paralipsis which brings up the negative qualities claiming to be passed over.
- “Let's not mention my opponent's habit of lying.”
- “Far be it from me to question your stupid civilization or its dumb customs.”
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Example Usage of Praeteritio |
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paul_crane: @Praeteritio Yeah, it's v. good. V. easy to configure, and stops lots of brute forcing. |
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praeteritio: Installed&configured fail2ban for SSH filtering. Works like a charm. Hope to minimize the crap in the log files too. |
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paul_crane: @Praeteritio Just finishing the time machine, starting small by going back 5 mins. I'll let you know how it goes... |
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