Coleman Hughes in his youtube video of ‘Why I’m Voting for Biden’ shows a fine grasp of the principles of rhetorical irony - litotes, asteism, and antiphrasis with a
soupçon of paralepsis. However the internet is a blunt instrument and he may have misjudged his likely audience and proven the theory that irony ought to have its own font. Or on the other hand energised his conservative followers.
It’s here:
IRONY
Sunday 1 November 2020
The Irony of Coleman Hughes
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Unwittingly ironic perhaps. Maybe I should reinterpret Trump's base as hyperbolic ironists.
He forgot to wink at the end.
By making the argument for voting for Biden so very weak and mentioning several times 'trojan horse', 'empty suit' the contrast between Twearkergate and Trump's Russian collusion, Trump Derangment Syndrome etc the viewer was forced to draw their own conclusions on the evidence presented. If he had said I'm voting for Trump no Biden voter would click but because Hughes is a known conservative they might be intriqued enough to do so.
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