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Irony, as it is used in the Apology, is
{ 1 } - full of iron.
{ 2 } - the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of literal meaning.
{ 3 } - lying.
{ 4 } - abhored by Socrates.
{ 5 } - sarcasm.
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Irony, as it is used in the Apology, is
{ 1 } - full of iron.
{ 2 } - the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of literal meaning.
{ 3 } - lying.
{ 4 } - abhored by Socrates.
{ 5 } - sarcasm.
That is one meaning of irony, but not the meaning of the figure of speech used in the Apology.
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Irony, as it is used in the Apology, is
{ 1 } - full of iron.
{ 2 } - the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of literal meaning.
{ 3 } - lying.
{ 4 } - abhored by Socrates.
{ 5 } - sarcasm.
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Irony, as it is used in the Apology, is
{ 1 } - full of iron.
{ 2 } - the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of literal meaning.
{ 3 } - lying.
{ 4 } - abhored by Socrates.
{ 5 } - sarcasm.
No, though it intends the opposite of the literal meaning of the words.
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Irony, as it is used in the Apology, is
{ 1 } - full of iron.
{ 2 } - the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of literal meaning.
{ 3 } - lying.
{ 4 } - abhored by Socrates.
{ 5 } - sarcasm.
On the contrary, it is a favored device of his.
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Irony, as it is used in the Apology, is
{ 1 } - full of iron.
{ 2 } - the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of literal meaning.
{ 3 } - lying.
{ 4 } - abhored by Socrates.
{ 5 } - sarcasm.
Bitter irony is sarcasm.
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