Erotesis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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