NOUN: SATIRE; "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."; SATIRE IS USED TO POINT OUT THE PROBLEMS WITH REAL ISSUES. THOUGH SOMETHING MAY BE SATIRE, THE ISSUES IT CRITICIZES ARE REAL. THE POINT OF SATIRE IS TO MAKE YOU LOOK BEYOND YOUR OWN POLITICAL BIAS TO SEE THE IDIOCY OF YOUR POSITION. JUST BECAUSE IT'S SATIRICAL, DOESN'T MEAN IT'S WRONG. OFTEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH HYPERBOLE AND COMEDIC ABSURDITY.
