antithesis

     

Antithesis (Greek for "setting opposite", from ἀντί against θέσις position) is a counter-propositions and denotes a direct contrast to the original proposition. In setting the opposite, an individual brings out of a contrast in the meaning (eg., the definition, interpretation, or semantics) by an obvious contrast in the expression.

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  • "To be or not to be" is not a thesis but an example of this, also meaning "the opposite"
  • The direct opposite, or the term for the rhetorical contrast of "Give me liberty, or give me death"

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