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What does it mean?
A satirical exaggeration of someone as all-knowing and all-caring.
In plain terms
Someone is treated as if they know and feel everything.
What can you take from it?
Exaggerated praise can mock authority.

Where it applies

  • satire
  • political commentary
  • critique

Putting it to work

  • identify mockery
  • analyze rhetorical style

Questions to consider

  • Why mock authority figures?
  • How does satire work?

Another view

This exaggerates the subject's actual influence.

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