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hysteron proteron (enc)
Hysteron Proteron
Noun
1.
hysteron proteron
- reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born')
rhetorical device
- a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
2.
hysteron proteron
- the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved
logical fallacy
- a fallacy in logical argumentation
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