hypobole

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hypobole - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hypobole \Hy*pob"o*le\, n. [Gr. ? a throwing under, a
     suggesting; ? under + ? to throw.] (Rhet.)
     A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to
     make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side,
     each of them being refuted in order.
     [1913 Webster]