> ...without a clear indicator of the author's intent, every parody of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the views being

> ...without a clear indicator of the author's intent, every parody of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the views being parodied. This checks all the boxes on Poe's law: [x] Parody [x] Reductio ad absurdum intent [x] Extreme view [x] Mistaken as sincere