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RE: How (and Why) to Write Satire
Well said Quill! So have you been getting some flack for your satirical posts here? :) Your rape one is still my favorites. Love the lesson here though; it summarizes exactly what I used to teach to my writing students; thank you for it!
@lynncoyle1,
Actually, I don't get much flack on Steemit. The other social media platforms have more teeth. :-) But even there, I get largely a free pass. The way I write tends to make it harder to attack. Aristotle was right, Hard Logic is Hard to Harangue. I do not make arguments that cannot be backed up with mountains of evidence and I refrain from making inflammatory-for-the-sake-of-inflaming ad hominem attacks.
Just keep bringing it back to logic. Just keep asking for evidence in support of an assertion.
Alas, it doesn't sell as well. The ideologically-possessed don't want to listen to voices of reason, they want to marinate in their madness. And, if one is determined to wallow in their wrath, then no amount of placation will dissuade them from their "righteous" fury. Largely, I write to the sentiments of the Silent Majority, people who actually want to "be reasonable."
Always great to hear from you, Lynn. My best to you and Brian.
Quill
Wow, you sound almost reasonable here :)
Brian says hello and thank you. Always great to hear from you as well!
@lynncoyle1,
I'm backsliding. I shall endeavor to do better. :-)
BTW, tell Brian to whip his woman into shape ... she's getting cheeky.
Quill
hahaha now there's the guy I know :)
Have you been spying on us?!