1. Obama Resists Urge to Launch ALL U.S. Nuclear Weapons at Once is a satirical article because it is a huge exaggeration. In reality, Barack Obama does not have a legitimate urge to launch all the U.S. nuclear weapons at once. That would be absurd and would put the entire world in grave danger.
2. "Teenage Affluenza is Spreading Fast." Is a satirical video because it uses incongruity to make the "problems" of Erin's life seem so big. When we compare the things that seem so huge and life-ending in Erin's life to the hurdles that children in third world countries face like getting fresh food and clean water, they seem insignificant. At one point in the video the narrator makes us feel bad for Erin because her family has run out of milk even though they live so close to the market. This is an example of how the video maker uses incongruity to show how little her problems are. Children in other ares of the world have to scavenge for their food and Erin is complaining that she has to eat her cereal with a shortage of milk
No comments:
Post a Comment