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Originally Posted by champion6
I think TOTV needs to add a SARCASM icon, gif, emoji - whatever you want to call it.
A smaller version of this would be inserted by the poster:
Obviously, sarcastic remarks are frequently included in posts. What the poster forgets is the fact that readers can't detect the intent of sarcasm because we can't hear or see the clues that exist when we communicate face-to-face. Readers misinterpret the sarcastic remarks as fact and the fireworks follow. |
What you define is generally known as "Poe's Law".
Poe's Law
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All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting. --George Orwell
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