Originally posted by Creshosk
Well since you either don't want to or are unable to pick up on what I'm doing, I'll help you out:vinlaugh
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861709622&vv=550
http://dictionary.infoplease.com/Socratic+irony
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=socratic+irony&r=66
http://ultralingua.com/online-dictionary/index.html?service=ee&text=Socratic+irony
http://lookwayup.com/lwu.exe/lwu/d?s=f&w=Socratic%20irony
http://www.freedictionary.org/?Query=socratic%20irony
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861709622
http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/irony/socratic.php
http://www.faragher.freeserve.co.uk/socdef.htm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-socraticirony.html
http://wordsmith.org/words/socratic_irony.html
Now then.. what was that you were saying about my not using Socratic irony?
And what definition are you using that says that it's not used in an argumentative fashion? Because I certainly can't seem to find it.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/socrates/
http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Irony_-_Socratic_irony/id/1862668
Also, read "The concept of Irony with continual reference to Socrates", "The art of living" and other works on Socrates.
Irony is a position, not an argumentation, which is encapsulated by Socratic Questioning. In addition to other methods, they form the Socratic method. You should know this.
From the fact that the Socratic method is about assuming a neutral position and bypassing defensive reactions by asking the right/neutral questions to allow the other party to realise his own logical leaps of logic, yes I would say that you have either not used Socratic Irony, or are terrible at it.
The Socratic method is demonstrated thus:
A (using method): What is life?
B: Life is about being happy.
A: Is that so?
B: Yes.
A: Are you happy?
B: Yes, I would think so.
A: How do you know if you are happy?
B: I am experiencing certain feelings, moods and emotions that I associate with happiness.
A: How do you know that you are actually experiencing these?
B: It is impossible to pinpoint. I would say it is a positive state of mind and body, deviating from the norm.
A: What causes this positive state of mind and body? If not, will you be unhappy?
B: When my basic needs and wants are met or exceeded, I am happy, and vice versa.
A: What about someone who has absolutely nothing in this world? Would you consider him happy?
B: No, I would not.
A: By saying that life is about being happy, and your previous statements that happiness is derived from wants and needs being met or exceeded, is life then only for those who have their wants/needs met?
B: ...
That is an example of the Socratic method, which you excluded yourself from by assuming a non-neutral position:
Think about that.Onslaught wanted hulk to win to acheive his goal.. but obviously he was trying his hardest to keep hulk from winning, thus he was trying to thwart his own goal.
Yeah that makes sense.
Sorry, Internet hyperbole at its best. 🙄