Logic and reasoning in jokes

It has often been remarked that jokes involve some form of distorted logic, but the details of this joke logic have not been fully explored. We offer a contribution to the methodology of this exploration by clarifying some abstract theoretical distinctions. Firstly, we separate two crucially differe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graeme Ritchie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies 2014-07-01
Series:The European Journal of Humour Research
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Online Access:https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/42