Is socrates characterization of wisdom plausible

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In the apology, Socrates claims, "I am likely to be a little bit wiser [...] in this very thing: that whatever I do not know, I do not even suppose I know." Explain. Is Socrates characterization of wisdom plausible? Why or why not?

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