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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 A·poph·a·sis n.  Rhet. A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. --Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 apophasis
      n : mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned