Periagoge
Course

Irony and satire: Discover how irony and satire work as tools for seeing the world sideways—and why that sideways glance often reveals what head-on staring misses. You'll learn to spot the gap between what's said and what's meant, and why that gap is where the real conversation happens.

Uncover how irony and satire reveal hidden truths by looking sideways at the world. Master the gap between what's said and meant—where real insight lives.

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Concepts in this course
Concept
Absurdist Logic and Its Internal Consistency
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Absurdist Logic and Reductio ad Absurdum
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Comic Timing and the Pause of Recognition
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Contextual Reversal and Role Inversion
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Contextual Truth and Multiple Meanings
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
What Do You Actually Want with Irony and satire?
AI Prompt
Where Are You with Irony and satire?
AI Prompt
If You're Honest About Irony and satire...
AI Prompt
What Would Change if You Got Irony and satire Right?
AI Prompt
The Moment Irony and satire Changed for You
Part of these journeys
Journey
The Examined Path Through Irony and satire
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