Apophasis**The sentence this sentence is not an example of apophasis is an example of apophasis.Apophasis means: The mention of something in disclaiming intention of mentioning it.The following sentence is an example of apophasis:"Were I not aware of your reputation for honesty, I should say that I believe you connived the fraud yourself." (from "A Handbook to Literature" by Thrall/Hibbard/Holman).----------------------------The above statement (**) seems to be an example of Quines paradox (which is related to the Liar paradox [i.e., This sentence is false]. **, written in the form of Quine