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Socratic irony

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Socrat′ic i′rony,

Philosophy, Rhetoricpretended ignorance in discussion.

1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Socratic irony n

a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answering to expose his or her own ignorance

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