I was just wondering if any of you wanted to criticize Kelly's analysis, or maybe you'd like to add more categories.Kelly Jones wrote: Satire is telling a lie in a way that shows it's false (to perceptive persons). Its humour carries an astonishment that anyone could believe it to be true. It's often used by strongly individualistic types.
Parody is telling a lie by imitating believers of the lie, in a way that shows mockery of believers (to the perceptive person). Its humour is more theatrical and attention-seeking.
Sarcasm is telling a lie that implies believers of the lie are downright idiots. It is a more direct, personal criticism, and often a bit dark in tone.
Irony is knowingly telling a truth that is actually false, in a way that shows the deeper truth of the situation, which is somehow hidden, whether hard to reveal or believe. Its humour is a profound and gentle mirth.
Farce is demonstrating a lying culture, much like a parody would, but here the lies are well-known and fading in strength. Its humour is ribald, as if something great has been belittled into the dust.
Probably these subtler modes of truth-telling evolved from perceptive people dealing with surreptitious forms of lying.
Personally, I'm going to think it over for a while, and maybe later I'll contribute something.