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Irony and Poetic Justice
Is It Ironic?
Case 1. You’re walking down the street with a friend. Ahead of you, you see a man stumble on a crack in the sidewalk. Your friend laughs at the man. A moment later, your friend trips on the same crack. “Oh,” you say, “that’s so ironic!” No, it isn’t. That’s not ironic.
Case 2. Later, you go home and turn on the television. You see a news story about a politician getting hauled into court for lying under oath. That same…
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