Anaeresis; or, Detraction A Parenthetic Addition by way of Detraction. (Parenthetic Tapein ô sis)
An œ´-re-sis (ἀναίρεσις), from ἀνά (ana), up, and αἱρέω (hairç), to take away . Hence Anœresis means a taking up or carrying off .
The parenthesis is so called, when, by a negative expression, we appear to take something away from the sense, but really add to it, and thus emphasize it.
Anœresis is the figure Tapeinôsis (or Antenantiôsis) used parenthetically.