The Collaborative International Dictionary
Erotesis
Erotesis \Er`o*te"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a questioning, fr. ? to ask.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines;
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Shall I be frighted when a madman stares?
--Shak.
Wiktionary
erotesis
n. (context rhetoric English) A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in confident expectation of a negative answer.