The Stoics argued that Socratic ignorance was part of what rhetorical practice, which became the dominant narrative of Socrates in later antiquity?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Socratic irony
- Step 1: The Stoics' reply to Arcesilaus was that Socratic ignorance was part of Socratic irony (they themselves disapproved the use of irony), an argument that ultimately became the dominant narrative of Socrates in later antiquity. Answer: Socratic irony. Why not the others: "Hyperbole" is deliberate rhetorical exaggeration used for dramatic emphasis; "Oxymoron" is the conjunction of contradictory terms in a single phrase like 'deafening silence'; "Litotes" is an understatement using double negatives such as 'no small achievement'.
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