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Satire is a type of writing which uses ridicule to create awareness of flaws.     Satire relies on exaggeration and distortion and may have a humorous effect.  According to www.onelook.com		One can deliver a satire with telling force through the insidious medium of a travesty, if he is careful not to overwhelm the satire with the extraneous interest of the travesty. - "A Couple of Sad Experiences," Galaxy Magazine, June 1870
Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Videos from The Daily Show With Jon Stewart > Get Smarter > Hyperbolic Rhetoric > Act Two > Only in NYC > Hitler Copyright © 1995-2005 Comedy Central. All rights Reserved Filmmaker Releases DVD on Satire  When Murray Stiller got the idea of doing a documentary about why religious satire is cynical and mean, the project was born.   By Robert White   Veteran film editor and sound designer Murray Stiller’s new documentary Nailin’ It to the Church answers the question, When does religious satire stop being funny and start being mean?  The documentary (www.nailinittothechurch.com) began as Stiller’s Regent College master’s degree thesis until he was told the idea of a biting, religious satire was too cynical and mean.   “Why not do a documentary about why religious satire is cynical and mean,” Stiller asked himself – and the project was born.
"It's Just Satire!"...   The term is often applied very differently in America to have a much more sophisticated meaning and connotation, so to clear up any future confusion, I've made the following table for all of you: font face="Arial">
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