Abstract
The convergence of politics and comedy within political entertainment has created a new environment, dissemination of information, and formation of public opinion. In response to white nationalist rallies, comedian Tina Fey utilized her political comedy platform to satirically comment on the inaction of several privileged consumers. Community response to the satirical skit reflected the complexity of satire as rhetorical strategy, notably when present online and within popular culture discourse, and the cognitive demands that result in fallacious tendencies. The following examines the fallacies that arise in response to Fey’s satirical message and the implications for political entertainment media.
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Lammon, Marissa
(2022)
"Cake and Conclusions: Rhetorical Roots in “Sheetcaking” and Fallacious Community Responses,"
Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy: Vol. 9:
Iss.
3, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dialogue/vol9/iss3/5
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