"Socratic irony" meaning in English

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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."
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
          "word": "sokraattinen ironia"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "ironie socratique"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sokratikí eironeía",
          "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "σωκρατική ειρωνεία"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "ironia sokratejska"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "ironia socrática"
        },
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
          "word": "sokratovská irónia"
        }
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
      "word": "sokraattinen ironia"
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      "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
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      "word": "ironie socratique"
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      "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "σωκρατική ειρωνεία"
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      "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
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      "sense": "the practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance",
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      "word": "ironia socrática"
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