His argument rests on the translation of the Greco-Coptic term "apophasis" as "denial". This can be combined with apophasis. Examples include antanagoge, apophasis, aporia, hypophora, metanoia and procatalepsis. In Aristotle's term logic there are two logical qualities&colon; affirmation (kataphasis) and denial (apophasis). United States President Donald Trump frequently employs apophasis. In the "Apophasis Megale" cited by Hippolytus ("Ref". As a rhetorical device, apophasis can serve a number of purposes.