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  2. Political satire - Wikipedia

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    Political satire is a type of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics. Political satire can also act as a tool for advancing political arguments in conditions where political speech and dissent are banned. Example of contemporary Australian political satire presented as a parody advertisement.

  3. You have two cows - Wikipedia

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    You have two cows. Various scenarios involving two cows have been used as metaphors in economic satire. " You have two cows " is a political analogy and form of early 20th century American political satire to describe various economic systems of government. The setup of a typical joke of this kind is the assumption that the listener lives ...

  4. Theories of humor - Wikipedia

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    Although various classical theories of humor and laughter may be found, in contemporary academic literature, three theories of humor appear repeatedly: relief theory, superiority theory, and incongruity theory. [1] These theories are used as building blocks for the rest of the theories. Among current humor researchers, there has yet to be a ...

  5. Political cartoon - Wikipedia

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    A cartoon map of Europe in 1914, at the beginning of World War I. A political cartoon, also known as an editorial cartoon, is a cartoon graphic with caricatures of public figures, expressing the artist's opinion. An artist who writes and draws such images is known as an editorial cartoonist.

  6. Humorism - Wikipedia

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    Science. This is a subseries on philosophy. In order to explore related topics, please visit navigation. Humorism, the humoral theory, or humoralism, is a system of medicine detailing a supposed makeup and workings of the human body, adopted by Ancient Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers .

  7. Political messages of Dr. Seuss - Wikipedia

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    The political messages of American children's author and cartoonist Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as Dr. Seuss, are found in many of his books. Seuss was a liberal and a moralist who expressed his views in his books through the use of ridicule, satire, wordplay, nonsense words, and wild drawings to take aim at bullies, hypocrites, and ...

  8. Poe's law - Wikipedia

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    Poe's law. Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views. [1] [2] [3]

  9. American humor - Wikipedia

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    American humor. American humor refers collectively to the conventions and common threads that tie together humor in the United States. It is often defined in comparison to the humor of another country – for example, how it is different from British humor and Canadian humor. It is, however, difficult to say what makes a particular type or ...