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The etymological route of the term antithesis<\/strong> starts in late Latin (antith\u0115sis<\/em>) and then go to Greek (antithesis<\/em>) before reaching our language. A Greek word is the result of the sum of several clearly delimited elements such as these:
-The prefix \u201canti-\u201d, which can be translated as \u201ccontrary\u201d.
-The term \"tithemi\", which is equivalent to \"I put\".
-The suffix \u201c-sis\u201d, which is synonymous with \u201caction\u201d.<\/p>\n

The first meaning mentioned in the dictionary of Royal Spanish Academy<\/strong> (RAE<\/strong>) make reference to that which, due to its characteristics or conditions, is totally opposite to something else<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Antithesis\"For example: \"Ricardo is the antithesis of Juana: he is quiet and withdrawn, while she is talking and socializing all day\"<\/em>, \"The political project of the opposition is the antithesis of the model that we have been successfully developing at the national level for more than a decade\"<\/em>, \"The actions of the police in this case is the antithesis of what the procedures indicate\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It must be established that one of the most important phrases of how many have become part of the rhetoric is precisely a perfect example of what the antithesis is. We are referring to the one pronounced by Neil Armstrong when he reached the Moon in 1969: \"This is a small step for man, but a great step for humanity.\"<\/p>\n

However, there are many other examples of antithesis that are also well-known, such as these verses by renowned writers:
- \"When I want to cry I don't cry, and sometimes I cry without wanting to\" (Rub\u00e9n Dar\u00edo).
- \"Love is so short and oblivion is so long\" (Pablo Neruda).
- \"You are like the rose of Alexandria, red at night, white by day\" (Lope de Vega).<\/p>\n

In the plane of rhetoric<\/strong> and of the philosophy<\/strong>, the antithesis is the opposition that exists between two expressions or judgments<\/strong>. Its use allows the development of the dialectic that results in the construction of knowledge.<\/p>\n

In this framework, we find a proposition, a conception or a discourse that constitutes the thesis<\/strong>. It is a claim that is justified or proven in some way. The antithesis is the contrary reasoning<\/strong>: proposes something that contradicts the thesis, confronting its arguments. The dialectic indicates that, after the opposition between the thesis and the antithesis, a new look arises that is condensed in the synthesis<\/strong>. This third proposition (the synthesis) represents a different understanding of the matter at hand.<\/p>\n

A example<\/strong> simplified process is as follows: \"Dogs are black\"<\/em> (thesis) \/ \"However, yesterday I saw a white dog\"<\/em> (antithesis) \/ \"There are black dogs and white dogs\"<\/em> (synthesis).<\/p>\n

Within what is the field of philosophy we can underline that the use of the antithesis and of this in itself has a series of peculiarities. Specifically, among them we can highlight the following:
-Its use can be understood because it, in a clear and forceful way, can be used to undertake a refutation.
-Also, it must be taken into account that, as a general rule, the antitheses used in this case are preceded by expressions such as \u201chowever\u201d, \u201cnevertheless\u201d or \u201cbut\u201d, among others. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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