Antapodosis

/ˌæntæpəˈdoʊsɪs/ noun

A rhetorical device where one contrasting statement is followed immediately by another, creating a balanced opposition of ideas.

From Greek 'anti-' (against/opposite) + 'apodosis' (the main clause of a conditional statement). This device creates symmetrical counterbalance in rhetoric.

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