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socratic irony

 

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Noun socratic irony has 1 sense
  1. Socratic irony - admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning
    --1 is a kind of
    irony

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Socratic Irony

Description:

Socratic irony is a rhetorical device where the speaker feigns ignorance or pretends to be uninformed in order to guide the audience towards a certain conclusion. It is often used in Socratic dialogues to expose contradictions or challenge assumptions through a series of leading questions.

Example Sentences:

As a teacher, he frequently employed Socratic irony to encourage critical thinking in his students.

The politician adopted Socratic irony during the debate, pretending not to understand his opponent's argument before expertly dismantling it.

She used Socratic irony to challenge societal norms and provoke thought-provoking discussions among her peers.

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