Periagoge
Course

Irony and satire in Practice: Watch irony and satire in action across real texts, conversations, and culture. You'll dissect how writers and speakers actually deploy these tools, then practice spotting them in places you didn't expect—and maybe even using them yourself.

Uncover how writers weaponize irony and satire in real conversations and culture. Master these powerful rhetorical tools to sharpen your critical thinking

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Concepts in this course
Concept
Absurdist Logic and Its Internal Consistency
Concept
Absurdist Logic and Reductio ad Absurdum
Concept
Comic Timing and the Pause of Recognition
Concept
Contextual Reversal and Role Inversion
Concept
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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