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Aporia

An aporia is a figure of speech that occurs when a speaker expresses doubt about his or her position or asks the audience rhetorically how he or she should proceed.

Examples:

  • What examples could I possibly use?
  • How could I begin to describe the beauty of the desert?

"A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar." - Lao-Tzu (570?-490? BC)