#irony  incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
  supertype:  incongruity__incongruousness__incongruousnes  the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
  subtype:  Socratic_irony  admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning

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