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Introduction to Satire. Satire What is satire? ▫A kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice or folly in order to bring about social reform.

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1 Introduction to Satire

2 Satire What is satire? ▫A kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice or folly in order to bring about social reform

3 Elements of Satire Exaggeration Hyperbole Understatement Irony Sarcasm

4 Parody If satire is… ▫A kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice or folly in order to bring about social reform What is parody? ▫The imitation of a work of literature, art or music for amusement or instruction

5 Satire/Parody In many cases, satire and parody overlap, but a satire is not always a parody. A satire does not have to be comedic, while a parody almost always has some bit of humor involved in its creation. Parodies imitate their subject, while imitation is not necessary in a satire. Writing.com

6 Examples of Satire The Simpsons Family Guy South Park Scrubs Political Cartoons

7 Examples of Parody "Weird Al" Yankovic Scary Movie Shrek

8 Aristotle and Persuasion

9 Aristotle 384 – 322 BC Greek philosopher

10 Aristotle’s three Methods of Appeal The “methods of appeal” or “modes of persuasion” are devices in rhetoric that classify the speaker's appeal to the audience. Three Methods 1.Ethos  Credibility/reputation of the speaker is the appeal 2.Logos  Appeal to logic/statistics 3.Pathos  Appeal to emotions

11 Ethos (Ethics) Ethos Site

12 Ethos (Ethics) Back to reality - ACME is not a real company, contrary to popular belief. It's something we made up to use as an example of Ethos. The ACME homepage is an example of ethos because of the way it keeps referring back to the character of ACME. ACME is a company that "you have trusted for over 100 years." They even have a “spokesperson” vouching for their integrity.

13 Logos (Logic) Logos Site

14 Logos (Logic) Logos is an argument based on logic or reason. The ACME Research page is primarily logos- based because it appeals to the reason of people reading it. It suggests that Cesium will provide the world's energy for a very long time. It is clean, safe, and efficient, all of which are appeals to the logic and reasoning abilities of the audience. By using such convincing reasons in its argument, ACME hopes to provide the world's energy.

15 Pathos (Emotion) Pathos Site

16 Pathos (Emotion) Pathos is an argument based on emotion, playing on sympathy, fears, and desires. The Say "NO!" To Acme! page is pathos-based because it relies on an emotional response from the people reading it. By stressing the helplessness of the (endangered) turtle, it attempts to sway people to its side, against the "commercial hordes" of Acme.

17 Aristotle’s three Methods of Appeal 1.Ethos  Credibility/reputation 2.Logos  Logic 3.Pathos  Emotions

18 Closure Questions ▫What is satire? ▫What is parody? ▫What are Aristotle’s three Methods of Appeal?


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