A rhetorical device where a speaker assumes the listener's next objection and counters it before it's stated.
From Greek antilepsis (a taking against or counterargument), from antilambanein (to seize against), from anti- (against) + lambanein (to take).
Lawyers and debaters use antilepsis all the time: 'You might say X, but here's why you're wrong.' It's a tactical move in any argument where you want to control the conversation.
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