Definitions

1. noun

A rhetorical device in which a question is asked and then immediately answered in the negative, often with the intention of making the answer seem more plausible by contrast.

“The politician’s use of antanagoge in her speech was a clever way to make her opponents’ proposals seem more appealing by contrast.”

2. verb

To use the rhetorical device of antanagoge in speech or writing.

“The orator antanagoge the audience by posing a series of questions and then answering them in the negative.”