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Hysteron Proteron
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, "he is well and lives."
(2):
An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put before the premises, or the thing proved before the evidence.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hysteron Proteron'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hysteron-proteron.html. 1828.