Procataleptic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised. rhetoric
"As noted in chapter 5, the procataleptic function of an argumentation scheme with its matching set of critical questions is to strengthen an argument by dealing with possible criticisms, objections, and counter-arguments before they are even raised in dialog."
Example
More examples"As noted in chapter 5, the procataleptic function of an argumentation scheme with its matching set of critical questions is to strengthen an argument by dealing with possible criticisms, objections, and counter-arguments before they are even raised in dialog."
Etymology
From procatalepsis + -ic.
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