2007-09-03 20:49:24 · 51 answers · asked by This Is Life 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Or mask the truth?
2007-09-03 20:56:02 · update #1
Correction: Sarcasm
2007-09-03 21:47:20 · update #2
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Sarcasm is an intellecual method of either avoiding the truth or turning the tables upon the truth!
2007-09-03 20:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Depends on how skilfully the weapon of sarcasm is wielded. There is the clubbing a seal approach, heavy handed, brutal and very unnecessary. Or there is the rapier attack, that pares swiftly to the bone, to enable even the most dimwitted face the inevitability of the truth being laid before them.
I would rather yield to the sarcastic, acidic and witty riposte than the down right rude, nasty or violent. It doesn't ruin the truth of anything, it just means you got fed up trying to explain the truth of the topic again, so you resorted to sharp words. Hooray for sarcasm-where would the English be without it, think Oscar Wilde, or if you must Jack Dee, whoever floats your sarcastic boat.
p.s. not wanting to be sarcastic but I am right in assuming you were talking about sarcasm and not sarcasim as otherwise I've made a bit of a boob.
Sailing on, Kuta, xx
2007-09-11 05:39:06 · answer #2 · answered by kuta 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question - sarcasm can ruin the truth but depends on the situation I feel. Sometimes it can be the only way of getting the truth across to the person if involved - for it to hit home so to speak. When the truth is accepted it can be remembered often because of the way in which it was delivered - so as long as the truth is put across and no harm done its either or I suppose.
2007-09-03 22:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by deep in thought 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sarcasm is a form of irony that is widely used in English especially when people are being humorous.
Generally the sarcastic speaker or writer means the exact opposite of the word they use, often intending to be rude or to laugh at the person the words are addressed to.
Irony is common in English, especially in humour. When the speaker or writer says one thing but wants you to understand something different, they are being ironic.
Sometimes the implied meaning is the opposite of the words being used, or the person could be trying to be rude, even though the words used are seemingly polite etc.
Example of irony:
Your friend turns up in ripped jeans. With a smirk, you say, "I see you have put on your best clothes!"
I would say it masks the truth!
2007-09-11 09:22:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm is the little boy who pulled the pony tail of the stuck up girl named "Truth". With out sarcasm truth will forever be tooo pompous.
2007-09-11 11:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by Joy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing ruins the truth, but sarcasm deters from the truth in a noticiable way.
2007-09-11 13:59:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People can be so sarcastic, but the truth shall always stand firm,..for no amount of sarcasm can bend something that is upright.
It's just undetermined people yielding to sarcasm that often get twisted in the acceptance of truth. But the truth in itself can never be ruined.
2007-09-10 19:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Not really. Sarcasm is masked anger, and as such, if the person to whom the sarcasm is directed knows this, then they know the truth.
2007-09-11 14:14:17 · answer #8 · answered by sheltie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm has a truth of its own that neither ruins nor masks the truth which it negatively alludes to in the context in which it is uttered. It is a cryptic unwelcome truth.
2007-09-03 21:05:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sarcasm may befuddle the truth. It may confuse or obscure it for the time being. But the basic ingredient of the truth remains unaltered.
2007-09-11 14:10:15 · answer #10 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋