https://blog.aabouzied.com/blog/sarcasm/Recent content in Sarcasm on The Smoking Duck BlogHugoen-USCopyright © 2021, Ahmed Abouzied.Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:00:22 +0200https://blog.aabouzied.com/on-sarcasm/Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:53:22 +0200https://blog.aabouzied.com/on-sarcasm/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>In this blog post, I argue that sarcasm as a form of humor comes within a feeling of superiority. It is a passive act that renders a human falsely satisfied with their reaction to an event or an idea. Yet this reaction (sarcasm) is merely a lazy counter-argument that doesn’t help improve the overall outcome of the interaction.</p> <h2 id="a-form-of-humor">A form of humor</h2> <p>Sarcasm is undoubtedly a strong form of humor. I myself often find it really funny and engaging. Yet we can&rsquo;t think critically about sarcasm without investigating the triggers of humor _ the funny effect _ in it.</p>