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What is the irony in Franklin’s plan to achieve humility by imitating Jesus and Socrates?

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Dramatic Irony.

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It is ironic that Franklin spends a lot of time talking about his plan for moral perfection, systematically detailing his steps and progress, but then ultimately says, "I never arrived at the Perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining"

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