What is a figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, each of them being refuted in order called?
hypobole — A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, each of them being refuted in order. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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