Presupposition Denial
Definition:
A presupposition denial is a noncontradictory negation of a presupposition in a clause by an assertion in another clause.
Examples:
In the utterance John doesn’t regret doing a useless Ph.D., because, in fact, he never did do one, the presupposition "John did a useless Ph.D." is denied by the second clause.
See Also:
Source:
194–195
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