Irony
A rhetorical device and communication strategy in which tension exists between the literal meaning and the intended meaning, requiring listeners to share background knowledge in order to decode it; it is often used to establish group boundaries and provide deniability.
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Irony in political communication is not only a rhetorical device but also a political communication strategy.
When a speaker uses irony, there is tension between the literal meaning and the intended meaning, and listeners need shared background knowledge to decode it.
For young voters, irony provides a kind of "deniability": if accused of being overly political, they can argue they were "just meme-ing."
Miller regards sincerity as a core value and sees irony as a wall that stops us from becoming vulnerable and from being moved.
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Irony in political communication is not only a rhetorical device but also a political communication strategy.
50%UnverifiedWhen a speaker uses irony, there is tension between the literal meaning and the intended meaning, and listeners need shared background knowledge to decode it.
50%UnverifiedFor young voters, irony provides a kind of "deniability": if accused of being overly political, they can argue they were "just meme-ing."
50%UnverifiedMiller regards sincerity as a core value and sees irony as a wall that stops us from becoming vulnerable and from being moved.
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