Situational irony: The opposite of what you think - Christopher Warner
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Leaps and bounds separate that which is ironic and that which many people simply say is ironic. Christopher Warner wants to set the record straight: Something is ironic if and only if it is the exact opposite of what you would expect.
Have you ever misinterpreted a situation as ironic? Explain the situation and why you thought it was ironic.
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- Animator Ben Pearce
- Educator Christopher Warner
- Narrator Christopher Warner
