Socrates could feign ignorance, or pretend to be dumber than he was. We call this Socratic irony.

这种装傻、装呆的方式，我们称为“苏格拉底式的反讽”。

My father was clearly mimicking Socratic irony, which would start with an innocent " You don't say, " only then to lead his interlocutor onto turbulent shoals.

父亲显然在模仿苏格拉底式的反讽，先从天真无邪的“真的吗”开始，接着把对谈者引入混乱的陷阱中。