prolepsis
Pronunciation:
/pɹoʊˈlɛpsɪs/noun
Definitions
The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
(grammar) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.