and I always get confused,
because in supermarkets they turn the lights off when they want you to leave,
but in discos they turn them on.
and it's always sad to go, but it's never that sad,
because there's only so many places you're guaranteed of getting a hug when you leave.
and then on the way home, it always seems like a good idea to go paddling in the fountain, and that's because it IS a good idea.
and were just like, how rousseau depicts man in the state of nature:
we're undeveloped, we're ignorant, we're stupid, but we're happy
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TacticsExaggeration1st Person "Shut up, will you?"2nd Person "Oh, I'm sorry, Your Highness, should I go get you your coffee and tea now?"In this case it is implied that the first person was treating the second like a servant. Instead of directly pointing this out, however, the second person plays the part, so to speak, in the situation created by the first person.This is normally used where the two people in question do not see eye to eye. Therefore the second person does not like the tone and phrasing of the first person's remark. Thus, the second person uses sarcasm to make fun of the first person to amuse themselves, and any possible bystanders who share the same feeling towards person one."If you're going to be like that, I can play that part too."Inversion of truth"Do you think the ground is wet?"
"No, the ground is completely dry."What the second person said implied that the first was asking a stupid question with an obvious answer."What do you think?!"Another Example:Person 1: We play Outdoor Games outside.
Person 2: Wow, really? No way. That's amazing. Is it always like that?Inversion of meaning"Oh, Great." "Oh, Good one!"The implication is that the meaning of what is said is the reverse of its actual meaning. In this case, "Oh, great" would normally mean a favourable circumstance, however in this case the speaker says it to mean a situation that is not favourable."I've just realized that my purse is missing. Brilliant."Reductio ad absurdumMore on Reductio ad absurdum"No, you don't NEED it, and that's final!"
"We don't actually NEED anything except for food, air and water, so why don't we all go live in caves and spear large animals for food every day?"The first person's argument was that the second person should not get something he/she didn't actually need. The second person carried this argument to its logical but absurd conclusion and presented it as a serious suggestion, implying that this is what the first person is trying to suggest.This can be seen as being flippant, depending on the situation."Your argument has far-reaching consequences and implications which you have not considered."[edit] The obvious alternative"Shut up!"
"I wasn't saying anything!"
"Yeah, I was hallucinating."The first person felt that the second person had been talking, while the second person disagreed. Taken to its logical conclusion, this would mean that the first person was wrong - yet the first person did experience the second person talking, so the obvious way out is that he was hallucinating. However, because of the sarcasm used by the first person, they imply that they still believe that the second person was actually talking but they do not wish to argue the matter."That's what you're trying to say?""They're seriously considering raising the driving age to 18."
"Oh you mean like how they were seriously considering doing that 2 years ago?"Past experience"I'm an expert at this sort of thing!"
"Yes. Like you expertly drove into the wall last time you did that."This case imagines that two people are driving. The first person is claiming that they are very good or skilled in the task, whereas the second person is doubting the first's ability. Therefore the second person uses a reference from a past experience to validate their point.This sarcasm is mainly used between people who know each other personally. However if the mistake or blunder a person did is very famous then that may be used in the sarcasm, even when the two people do not know each other personally."Knowing what you're like, I would rather do it myself."
