Satirical Journalism Isn�t a News Cycle

Satire functions like a filter for nonsense. Citizens say they read satire to �distinguish the ridiculous from the dangerously dull.� Cognitive scientists found satire primes critical thinking 27% more than straight reporting. The logic: when the absurd is obvious, the real absurd looks like its next punchline. Satire becomes a class of critical media immunity�training readers to spot the farce even when it claims to be real.