If you are going to rely on random quotes from a bygone era as the sole tenet of your argument, at least make sure you get the full quote right.
It’s “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit… but the highest form of intelligence.”
If the second half of the quote didn’t give it away the fact that it’s from Oscar Wilde
should give you a clue, he was being sarcastic when he said it.
Sarcasm is a form of humour that is known to require the highest functions of our brains. Areas of the brain that decipher sarcasm and irony also process language, recognise emotions and help understand social cues. Sarcasm is related to our ability to understand other people's mental state so it's not just a linguistic form, it's also related to social cognition.
Let’s say you make a fabulous satire on some particular viewpoint. People who agree with you will see the satire and laugh. The others will agree with your characters and laugh. It’s a classic case of hedging your bets. Sarcasm does the same thing, but comes off the fence. It picks a side. Sarcasm is satire without the insurance policy. Done properly it is about as high a form of humour as you can get.
But, yeah. “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but with you I am probably only half right.”
Poor argument, not half right 100% wrong...good day to you...hope you enjoyed being schooled, don't worry that lesson was for free, your welcome and your apology is accepted in advanceAppreciate the attempted barb...can we get back to SSN now
PS Punning is the lowest form of wit and always will be. and don't worry this Samson will keep his eyeballs to see another day.
Can Samson survive, page-17
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