Political Science 2142A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fake News Website, Hyperbole, Clickbait

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2142A/B
• Professor: Biswas Mellamphy

Document Summary

Week 2 - walking the line: satire and fake news. Political satire: the use of irony, humour and/or sarcasm to examine and criticize states of affair or controversial issues or events within the political arena. More an attempt to expose tensions, errors, absurdity and hypocrisy than trying to offer particular solutions to a particular problem (in this sense it"s very different from political protest or dissent) Satiric comedy ridicules political policies or philosophical doctrines, or else attacks deviations from the social order by making ridiculous the violators of its standards of morals or manners . Tends to poke fun at current events and people in positions of power. Makes use of many literary techniques such as hyperbole, exaggeration, paradoxes and sarcasm, as well as puns, wordplay, and slapstick. Can take a variety of forms and different literary, visual, and verbal media such as: Plays; like those from the greek and roman era; Cartoons; editorial cartoons have been used for centuries;