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Socratic irony
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English
Noun
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The practice or act of asking someone a question, as though ignorant of the answer, in order to show a flaw in their argument.
Coordinate terms
en Socratic method
Translations
the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance
Finnish: fi sokraattinen ironia
French: fr ironie socratique f
Greek: el σωκρατική ειρωνεία f
Polish: pl ironia sokratejska f
Portuguese: pt ironia socrática f
Slovak: sk sokratovská irónia
See also
en daft laddie question
en eponyms