Social Commentary Key Terms and Definitions

A social commentary is a criticism of some aspect of society for the purpose of informing the public about a problem, promoting change, and appealing to one’s sense of justice.

• Inferred

• Social Commentary

• Satire

• Parody

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An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

• Social Commentary

• Satire

• Parody

• Caricature

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Exaggerating something so much that it becomes ridiculous

• Irony

• Satire

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

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An appeal that uses emotions and feelings in order to persuade someone.

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Jambos

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues or current events.

• Social Commentary

• Satire

• Parody

• Caricature

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When you mock or make fun of someone or a situation; it’s a form of verbal irony (When you say the opposite of what you really mean for an effect).

• Diction

• Logos

• Sarcasm

• Hyperbole

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When something entirely different happens from what the audience may be expecting, which creates a comedic effect.

• Hyperbole

• Pathos

• Parody

• Situational Irony

Makes a situation seem less important than it really is.

• Irony

• Understatement

• Ethos

• Parody

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Takes a particular aspect of a subject and exaggerates it to create a comedic effect, often a drawing.

• Social commentary

• Ethos

• Caricature

• Understatement

An appeal that looks to the credibility, trustworthiness, ethics/morals, and character of someone/something to persuade

• Diction

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

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