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Examples of "Socratic Irony"

Socrates (470 BC - 399 BC) once said: "Athens is like a dull horse, and I am a gadfly who keeps stinging it to make it lively." [1] It is this character of his that makes him a fighter for spreading ideas. Through discussions with others, he pretends to be ignorant at the beginning, and after discussion, the people he talks to understand their own shortcomings and shortcomings. This kind of Socratic irony made many wise men, most of whom were influential figures at that time, embarrassed in public. They regarded Socrates as a thorn in their side. The reason why Socrates kept biting his compatriots like a gadfly was because there was some kind of force in his heart that forced him to do so. He always said that he had "divine guidance" in his heart, and this happened to be his opposition. The killers seized on him. His opponents accused him of slowing down gods, creating new gods, and corrupting youth. As a result, he was found guilty by a vote of 281 to 220 in a court of 501 people, and ended his life with poisoned wine. .

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