Satire, sarcasm and irony are therefore weapons to be wielded with rather more care and precision than I have seen most of their users display.
I’m definitely in agreement there; I was just under the impression that you thought they should hands-down never be used (as I would say for physical violence in a verbal argument.) Sorry for the misunderstanding.
I think it’s plausible to make an ethical injunction to abstain from using them. It’s not like they’re required or necessary to convey one’s message, and I estimate that on the whole and between one thing and another they do more harm than good, on average.
I’m definitely in agreement there; I was just under the impression that you thought they should hands-down never be used (as I would say for physical violence in a verbal argument.) Sorry for the misunderstanding.
I think it’s plausible to make an ethical injunction to abstain from using them. It’s not like they’re required or necessary to convey one’s message, and I estimate that on the whole and between one thing and another they do more harm than good, on average.