The Colbert Report

spent fearlessly questioning the told truth and provoking new wisdom in others. A man studied by so many, Socrates based many of his ideologies around his religion. Like Socrates, Stephen Colbert is a religiously oriented thinker who courageously speaks out without regard for his reputation in society. Colbert also has great patriotism for the United States as did Socrates for Classical Athens. There are obvious similarities in Colbert’s way of critical thinking and his use of persuasion, skepticism

that what is shown is based on facts. Enter The Daily Show with John Stewart and the Colbert Report who blur the line between comedy and journalism. Both shows are satirical news television programs that appear on a comedy channel.

arguments in the show, one would find that it is not epistemically defective; the entertainment is. This is why twenty-four hour news broadcasters have a difficult time fighting it, since it mixes both arguments and entertainment together. Now The Colbert Report is a different

In recent years, political comedies, especially those satirizing news programs, have risen in popularity. Shows like The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Last Week Tonight, and The Nightly Show have had a huge impact on mainstream America. Because of their comedic nature, these shows can get away with addressing taboo topics in opinionated manners. Furthermore, their audiences are less likely to be defensive because their message is displayed in a humorous way. Therefore, these programs have a significant

tipping point because of the line between effective and non-effective satire in regards to it’s ability to give the audience information that is easily understandable and humorously ironic. In this paper, I will provide examples from satirists Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, and Jimmy Fallon regarding Trump’s 2017 Immigration proposal, as well as Political Parody and Public Culture by Robert Hariman, a political communication scholar, to display satire as a holistic approach for civil engagement and how

I was born on the thirteenth of May, 2000 at 3:33 a.m. The same day, people were celebrating their own birthdays. On May 13, 2000, many people had to mourn over the deaths of their loved ones. When people are children, they never quite realize that anything other than their birth happened on their birthday. Now that I am becoming a young woman, it is past time to find out what else happened that day through my own research. I had to ask my parents what they remembered about my birthday first. They

tyrant leads a State, to the performance of any reckless deed.” (Plato) These ideas of corruption are also seen throughout the videos on The Colbert Report, by using the concept of Super PACs as an example. When looking at the reading one can imagine the corruption of that time and it is easier for one to brush it off as something in the past. The Colbert Report show the corruption of today when it comes to politics, which in this case make this topic hit a lot closer to home for many of us. Plato,

True, as it is defined today as “in accordance with fact or reality”, was first recorded c.1200 (Online Etymology Dictionary). True derives from the Old English triewe (West Saxon), treowe (Mercian), meaning, “faithful and trustworthy,” from the Proto-Germanic word trewwjaz, meaning “having or characterized by good faith”. True, along with “firm”, “strong”, and “sure” is ultimately rooted in PIE dru, meaning “tree” and “steadfast as an oak” (Online Etymology Dictionary). In mid-14c, truth was first

The Daily Show is on the congressional record. It occurred during a debate on the Blunt Amendment, which would allow employers to decline to provide birth control as part of their health care plans. On February 28th, 2012 California Senator Barbara boxer attempted to quote The Daily Show bid on the floor of the senate. Senator Boxer said: “Jon Stewart took this issue on and said: Well, I’ll tell you something, I love Blunt Amendment because he says I am an employer and I believe that humor is

the case, with networks like Fox and MSNBC. The news landscape has changed to one of politics rather than information. This shift is one that must be exposed for the betterment of American society, and that is what satirical programs such as The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show do. Through a comedic lens and always a skeptical eye, these programs mock the errors that national news has today. In a segment done by Jon Stewart, he dressed as Glenn Beck, a Fox News contributor with his own show at one