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A comment that negates each sentence of what it's responding to is not using the "same device." It's being sarcastic. Using the "same device" would be saying,
by javert 4y ago
A comment that negates each sentence of what it's responding to is not using the "same device." It's being sarcastic.
Using the "same device" would be saying, "I think the opposite is self-evident..." and then elaborating.
- avgcorrection 4y agoI think the opposite is self-evident. The idea that private management and allocation of capital can do better than government management of the economy is ridiculous. This has been proven many times over by post-industrial history, and is also immediately obvious if you've ever been to the airport. Or if you know anything about the inner workings of a complex modern commercial apparatus, such as any investment bank, or Enron. --- Sarcasm is when you repeat something without negating it, but indicating that you really think the opposite (negation). Saying “private sector management doesn’t work” and meaning it is not sarcasm.
- javert 4y agoThe definition I found of sarcasm is the following: "a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain" I think the response I'm complaining about is satirical, so I think it matches sarcasm by this definition. Anyway, even if hadn't been sarcasm, technically, it seems mocking and unkind. And it's not a big deal, but I think my response of "I don't appreciate that" was pretty tit for tat.