die Prolepsis
prolepsis (anticipating an objection and responding to it)
Mit einer Prolepsis griff sie den erwarteten Vorwurf der Bevormundung auf und erklärte, weshalb ihr Vorschlag freiwillige Beteiligung voraussetzte.
Using prolepsis, she addressed the anticipated accusation of paternalism and explained why her proposal required voluntary participation.
prolepsis; grammatical anticipation (introducing an element before its expected position or fuller mention later in the sentence)
prolepsis; narrative flash-forward
Die Prolepsis verriet schon im ersten Kapitel, dass die Reise scheitern würde, doch gerade deshalb wollte ich wissen, welche Entscheidung dazu führte.
The prolepsis revealed in the very first chapter that the journey would fail, but that was precisely why I wanted to know which decision led to it.
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