Apophasis, or paralipsis! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophasis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophasis - "Apophasis (/əˈpɒfəsɪs/; from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασ

Apophasis, or paralipsis! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophasis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophasis - "Apophasis (/əˈpɒfəsɪs/; from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis), from ἀπόφημι (apóphemi) 'to say no')[1][2] is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up.[3] Accordingly, it can be seen as a rhetorical relative of irony."