# Situational irony: The opposite of what you think

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Christopher Warner
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_warner_situational_irony_the_opposite_of_what_you_think)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. \[Directed by Ben Pearce, narrated by Christopher Warner\].

## Lectures

1. [Situational irony: The opposite of what you think](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/christopher_warner_situational_irony_the_opposite_of_what_you_think/3f3f3a33693d), 3 min (TED's player)