SARCASM

More than 2,000 years ago, the Roman rhetorician Quintilian concluded that there three types of irony or sarcasm. These occur whenever the literal meaning of a statement does not fit with the delivery of the statement, the character of the speaker, or the topic of the statement.

Occupation, gender, and social class allow a person to predict how often a speaker will use sarcasm, and how often an audience will detect its usage. For example, if the speaker is a priest the listener would not generally assume that sarcasm is being used. But if the speaker is a comedian, the listener would general assume that sarcasm is being used.

Stacey Ivanko, Penny Pexman, and Kara Olineck say that men tend to use sarcasm more frequently than women do. Also, men tend to use sarcasm in a self-protective manner to cover their insecurities. But women tend to use self-deprecating sarcasm to show their own vulnerability, and to promote in-group intimacy.

Don and Alleen Nilsen’s Humor PowerPoints:

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