Editing Humour (section)

===Exaggeration===
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[[File:Oscar Wilde Caricature by James McNeill Whistler A.jpg|thumb|right|An exaggerating caricature of [[Oscar Wilde]] by [[James McNeill Whistler]]]]
Some theoreticians of the comic consider exaggeration to be a universal comic device.<ref>Emil Draitser, ''Techniques of Satire'' (1994) p. 135</ref> It may take different forms in different genres, but all rely on the fact that the easiest way to make things laughable is to exaggerate to the point of absurdity their salient traits,<ref>M. Eastman/W. Fry, ''Enjoyment of Laughter'' (2008) p. 156</ref>