| Figure Name | antirrhesis |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm); Peacham (1593) |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | |
| Etymology | Gk. anti “against” and rhesis “speech” |
| Type | Chroma |
| Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
| Definition |
1. Rejecting reprehensibly the opinion or authority of someone. (Silva Rhetoricae) 2. . |
| Example |
1. Rush Limbaugh is no political commentator; he's a two-bit showman whose political ideas are about as impressive as his humility. (Silva Rhetoricae) 2. An example: Job to his wife saying to him blaspheme God and die, made this answere saying: “thou speakest like a foolish woman.” Job.2.10. (Peacham) 2. Another of the Apostle Paul rehearsing the common saying of the Epicures: Let us eate and drinke, for to morrow we shal die, which he rejecteth thus: “Be not deceived (saith he to the Corinthians) evill words corrupt good manners.” 1. Cor. 15.32 (Peacham) |
| Kind Of | Opposition |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | figures of refutation, figures of moderation |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ashley Rose Kelly |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |