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Quote by: Chaossaber314  Michael Ware apparently works in the green zone. Clearly that doesn't exactly give him this overwhelming perspective of "actually being there" outside of that area. The area outside the green zone being what we're discussing here. |
You made this point about Ware earlier:
"Clearly he's able to walk around without being hurt by this rampant violence."
To which I replied that he gave his interview in the Green Zone, Iraq's most secure piece of real estate--within earshot of the rampant violence on Baghdad's "safe for American strolling" city streets.
Now, after apparently conceding your error, you suggest that Ware doesn't know what happens outside of the Green Zone because he gave this report from within it.
To which I will counter with his interviews of US officers, his participation in the US embedded reporter program, and McCain's own retraction of his comments based on Ware's reporting.
So, how did Ware's exaggeration get this story wrong again? Could you post the quote that motivated your original objection?
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Quote by: Chaossaber314 Satire and Sarcasm are done so under other intentions. Exaggerations by definitions are done so with the intent of misrepresenting the fact. |
Exaggerations can overstate the truth for the purposes of highlighting the same.
hy·per·bo·le (hī-pûr'bə-lē)
n.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
Largely synonymous with exaggeration and overstatement, hyperbole (pronounced /haɪˈpɝbəli/ or "hy-PER-buh-lee") ("HY-per-bowl" is a mispronunciation) is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used due to strong feelings or is used to create a strong impression and is not meant to be taken literally. It gives greater emphasis. It is often used in poetry and is a literary device.
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Hyperbole, like satire and sarcasm, can highlight the truth. McCain's retraction is evidence of Ware's accuracy, even while he expressed strong feelings that were not meant to be taken literally (ie Ware sarcasm; "Does McCain live in Never-never Land?")
Again, how exactly did Ware get this story wrong?