Satire

What is Satire?

• Satire is an argument meant to:
• Argue
• Criticize
• Comment
• Persuade
• Inform
• Judge

When You Use It

• You use it when you wish to argue a topic
• You use it when you wish to persuade someone else of something

How You Use It

• The 4 main types of Satire are:
• Exaggeration- excessive
• Reversal- reversal of heirarchal or chronological order
• Incongruity- out of place
• Parody- to make fun of

Why You Use It

• You use it to enhance your side of the argument
• It is also used to diminish the argument of the opposing side

MLA Citations

• Neal, Sam. "Satire." Prezi. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2015.