Erotesis \Er`o*te"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a questioning, fr. ?
to ask.] (Rhet.)
A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation of the
contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest
interrogation, as in the following lines;
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Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Shall I be frighted when a madman stares? --Shak.
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