# Socratic irony

> a feature of the Socratic method of questioning, in which ignorance is affected in pretending to solicit information, only to then point out the unforeseen consequences and glaring contradictions educed thereby

**Wikidata**: [Q3154547](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3154547)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/socratic-irony