Chapter 13 Chapter 12 Humorous Expression Skills in Debates

★The important role of humor in debate In many cases, a fierce refutation is not as good as a humorous sentence to make the opponent have nothing to say.Therefore, making full use of humorous question-and-answer methods in debates can not only convince the other party, but also infect the audience, allowing you to take advantage of the "harmony" in the debate arena. ◎The role of humor Humorous language can trigger laughter, and judgments on right and wrong, good and evil, true and false in laughter will appear vivid, leave a deep impression on people, and can enhance their eloquent power.Humor can be used in both defense and refutation. It can express both positive and negative truths.

Humor delights the audience.Appropriate use of humorous language in a debate can arouse the pleasure of the audience and create a debate atmosphere that is beneficial to one's own side. Once, Tang Minghuang had a feast with the kings.When King Ning was eating, he almost swallowed the food into his trachea accidentally, and the food sprayed out and onto the emperor's beard.King Ning was frightened and ashamed. It can be said that he was terrified and trembling with fright.Seeing this, Huang Fanchuo said: "It's not a mistake." "What is it?" asked the emperor.

"It's the Spray Emperor." Huang Fanchuo cleverly used the same pronunciation of "sneeze" and "spray emperor", and said a humorous remark, which made the emperor laugh out loud, and the tense atmosphere eased all of a sudden. Humor also has a softening function.Sometimes, the proper use of humorous defense method in the debate, in a relaxed and happy atmosphere, can make the other party eliminate the confrontational emotions while laughing, which is conducive to the victory of the debate. In ancient times, there was a Jinshi surnamed Xing, who was very short in stature, and once encountered a robber.The robbers robbed him of his money and planned to kill him.When he was about to raise the knife, Xing Jinshi said to the robber in a humorous tone:

"People have already called me Xing Dwarf. If I cut off my head again, wouldn't I be even shorter?" The robber couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, so he put down the butcher knife. Facing the ferocious bandit, Xing Jinshi would only hasten his own demise if he argued tit for tat with him when he was alone and weak; but a humorous remark made the bandit laugh dumbly and put down his butcher knife. In the debate competition, a humorous reply can change the atmosphere of the arena, making the audience and judges agree with one's point of view and favor one's own side; , it can also cheer up one's own side. If one's own side's humor has an effect, the debater's emotions will naturally rise, and the more they fight, the more courageous they will be.Therefore, the weapon of humor is called "humor bomb" by debaters. If a debater or a debate team wants to defeat their opponents in the debate arena, humorous defense is a sharp weapon to win.

In the debate on "Confucianism can resist the unhealthy trends of the West" in the 2nd Asian College Debate, the representative of Fudan team on the opposing side made this argument: There were also unhealthy trends in the time of Confucius, as the so-called unhealthy trends have existed from generation to generation, but the changes have been different.When Confucius was the governor of the state of Lu, the state of Qi sent a group of dancers, and Ji Huanzi of the state of Lu immediately "retired from court for three days."And did Confucius resist this unhealthy trend of indulgence?No, he took his students "brain drain".Can this be called resisting "Western" unhealthy trends?

This passage of defense cleverly uses ancient and modern times, and uses the contemporary language of "resisting the unhealthy trend of indulgence" to lead the story of Confucius' departure from Lu, which is already very familiar to everyone, and it is relevant and innovative.Among them, the term "brain drain" is a stroke of genius, which outlines the embarrassment of Confucianism in the face of the "Western unhealthy trends". Since the topic of the Zhengfangtai team's debate in the previous game was whether the brain drain of third world countries can be curbed Therefore, as soon as the sentence of the Fudan University team on the opposing side came out, it received very good debate results.

◎Humor helps you get out of trouble Humor can make people quick-witted, resolve difficulties, or escape from dangerous situations, and solve problems creatively and perfectly. A customer walked into a famous restaurant and ordered a fried lobster.He found that the lobster on the plate was missing a claw.He asked the waiter, and the waiter brought the boss. The boss said apologetically: "Sorry, lobster is a cruel animal. Your lobster may have lost a claw when it was fighting with its own kind." The customer tactfully replied: "Then please change it and give me the winning one."

Both the boss and the customer use humorous expressions to tactfully point out the differences between the two parties.This method does not criticize others and does not hurt the self-esteem of others. It not only protects the reputation of the restaurant, but also safeguards the interests of customers. A dog rushed at the farmer frantically, and the farmer couldn't bear it anymore, and beat the dog to death with a dung fork.The dog's owner went to court and demanded compensation from the farmer for damages. The judge said: "If you turn the fork upside down and use the end without the spike, wouldn't there be a problem?" The farmer replied: "You are quite right, Mr. Judge, if the dog is also upside down Come on me, of course I will!" The farmer was acquitted.

When you encounter urgent and difficult problems, knowing how to adapt to changing circumstances and using just the right humorous words can make you invincible. When a person wants to express his inner dissatisfaction, if he can use humorous language, others will hear it better.When one needs to change someone's attitude from negative to positive, humor can be very persuasive.When a person has a tense relationship with others, humor can also help both parties to calmly get out of the embarrassment or resolve conflicts. Another time, Bernard Shaw had a spinal problem and went to the hospital for an examination.The doctor said to George Bernard Shaw, "There is a way to replace that broken vertebra with a bone from another part of your body," and said, "It's a difficult operation, we've never done it before." Essentially the doctor meant , The cost of this operation is extraordinary.

Bernard Shaw did not argue with the doctor, nor did he express his dissatisfaction or disappointment, but said with a faint smile, "Okay! But please tell me, how much do you plan to pay me for the surgical trial?" A very difficult issue, which was handled extremely skillfully by George Bernard Shaw, thereby avoiding an unpleasant dispute. Former U.S. President Carter was baptized by Christianity devoutly when he was in the South.Because of this experience, reporters often like to ask him to speak on ethical issues, some of which are not without polite conundrums. At one point, a reporter asked Carter, "How would you feel if someone told you that your daughter is having an illicit relationship with someone else?"

"I'm going to be surprised and overwhelmed," Carter replied, before adding, "But don't worry about it now, she's only seven years old." Humor is the best lubricant. Even if you encounter very difficult problems, or encounter unexpected preemptive, ridiculed, or even malicious insults or provocations, witty and humorous language can help people get out of the predicament and make embarrassing or severe situations more difficult. The situation disappeared into laughter. ◎Humor is an important tool for a happy life The use of funny, funny, and meaningful language to argue is the hallmark of many master debaters.The most humorous person must be the one who can best adapt to the environment. Humor can bring laughter to life. The famous British philosopher Herbert Spencer never married. Once, he met two friends on the road. A friend asked him: "Don't you regret your celibacy?" Spencer said happily Answered: "People should be satisfied with the decisions they make, and I am satisfied with my decisions. I often comfort myself by saying that somewhere in the world there is a woman who has won the honor of not being my wife." happiness." A few male students who belong to the Rat got full marks in the midterm exam, very proud.The head teacher then said: "The world is big, and there are all kinds of mice. There was a little mouse who was traveling, and it happened that two children were playing chess. King! Thinking about it this way, the little mouse looked down on cats and dogs from now on, took pleasure in wolves, and one day even climbed on the back of a tiger. The tiger was dozing off and was too lazy to move, so it shook itself. The little mouse thought the tiger was scared Trembling, he became even more proud. He got into the elephant's trunk in the dark, making the elephant sneezed, and the little mouse flew out like a cannonball. It flew like this for a long time. Fell into a stinky puddle! Now, please pay attention, how do you write the word 'stinky'? ​​'Self', 'big', just add a little..." Before finishing speaking, the students burst into laughter.The male students who belonged to the Rat blushed, but also smiled. Humor can be used as a weapon against opponents. American politician Horace Greeley was the founder of the New York Tribune.Once on a train, he saw his neighbor reading a copy of The Sun, so he chatted with him and suggested that he buy a copy of the New York Tribune.But the guy said, "I buy the New York Tribune too, but I buy it to wipe my ass." Greely said, "Oh, if you keep doing this, it won't take long before your ass will Smarter than the brain." Humor is one way to deal with embarrassing situations. Once, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gave a speech at the White House piano recital. His wife, Nancy, accidentally fell to the carpet under the stage, causing the audience to scream.Seeing his wife crawling up flexibly without any injuries, Reagan returned to his seat amidst the warm applause of more than two hundred people. Reagan said humorously and wittily: "My dear, I told you that only when I don't You should only perform like this when you get applause." With just such a sentence, unprecedented applause erupted in the concert venue. ◎Humor and wit to resolve the deadlock In debate, humor is obviously different from proof and refutation. It neither cares about the process of debate nor the procedure of refutation. Instead, it uncovers the absurd cloak in a humorous way, hints at the essence of things, and achieves the purpose of distinguishing right from wrong. Arguments can often produce what proof and refutation cannot. In May 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East tried 28 Japanese Class-A war criminals headed by Hideki Tojo. Judges from 10 participating countries had a heated debate over the arrangement of court seats.Chinese judges should be ranked second to the left of the president, but because China was not strong at the time, it was denied by the powerful countries.Under such circumstances, Mei Ruao, the only Chinese judge who appeared in court, launched a witty verbal war against the foreign powers.He first clarified from the front that the seating arrangement should be arranged in the order of the signatures of the surrendered countries when Japan surrendered, which is the only correct principle.Then he smiled slightly and said: "Of course, if colleagues disagree with this method, we might as well get a weight measuring device, and then arrange the seats according to the size of the weight, with the heavy weight in the middle, and the light weight next to it." , all laughed.The president smiled and said: "Your suggestion is very good, but it only applies to boxing matches." Judge May then replied: "If you don't arrange the seats in the order of signature of the surrendered countries, you should arrange them according to weight. In this way, even if I am ranked I also feel at ease in the last place, and can use this to explain to my country, if they think it is inappropriate for me to sit on the sidelines, they can send someone who is fatter than me to replace me!" This answer caused the judges to shout laugh it out. In the world-renowned international court, the seats of judges are arranged according to their weight. Isn't this a big joke!But in such a dangerous situation at that time, maybe humor can often be a powerful weapon to correct mistakes. When refuting the other party in a debate, sometimes instead of using sharp-edged and mutually attacking language, the effect is often better by using witty, implicit, witty and vivid language. Once, a local bureaucrat forbade male and female students from swimming together, causing a disturbance all over the city.In this regard, Mr. Lu Xun criticized humorously: "Students swim together, and occasionally touch their flesh, which is suspicious of men and women. However, after the ban, men and women still live in the same world, and breathe the air between the world and the air from here. Exhale from a man's nostrils, be sucked in by that woman's nostrils, and then exhale from that woman's nostrils, and be sucked in by another man's nostrils, confusing the world, it is worse than flesh-to-blood contact. The boundary must be drawn thoroughly, not The following order stipulates that men, women, old and children, and people of all colors must wear gas masks, which not only prevent air circulation, but also prevent public exposure..." Lu Xun made a detailed rendering of the elicited facts, vivid and humorous, not only refuted from the point of view, but also full of irony. Of course, humor does not always have to be used in hostile quarrels and attacks, and sometimes it can be used in light sarcasm, banter, and laughter.At this time, using humor skillfully can not only achieve the purpose of refuting the other party's point of view, but also create a harmonious, friendly, relaxed and happy atmosphere. Once, Darwin, a world-renowned biologist, was invited to a banquet and happened to sit with a young and beautiful lady.The beauty questioned Darwin in a playful tone: "Mr. Darwin, I heard that you assert that human beings evolved from monkeys, so do I also belong to your assertion?" Darwin replied casually: "Of course! But you are a beautiful woman, you should have been transformed from a very charming monkey." Darwin did not refute the beauty with scientific reasoning, but refuted jokes with jokes.Because the beauty's question is a sophistry that secretly changes concepts.Darwin's theory of human evolution refers to the human being as a whole, not individual people. ◎Humor can be cultivated Humor is the natural expression of wit, which is different from making fun of, let alone grandstanding.The collision of wisdom and wisdom splashes sparks, among which humor is the most brilliant one.It can add color to our debates, entertaining and enlightening both sides. Psychologists believe that in diplomatic activities, humor can also make everyone smile knowingly, and when everyone laughs together, they are all on an equal footing. Whether or not there is humor in an argument makes a big difference.Numerous examples tell us that in debates, firstly, reasoning is required, and "reasonable" and "reasonable" are required;And people with a sense of humor must be people with a certain degree of self-cultivation. They hide their smiles and opinions in the depths of things, so that people can fully feel the inner nature of things while laughing and thinking deeply. Humor is not someone's patent, it can be cultivated.A person, an organization, a society, and even a country may do hilarious things for various reasons. The key is to cultivate the ability to discover humor.Usually it is not difficult for us to find that our common sense and logic of life often cannot withstand careful scrutiny.A little use of the power of theory and logic can be attributed to an absurd conclusion.The same goes for debate.In the debate, in order to explain their own views in a simple way, both sides must use a large number of analogies and metaphors to explain and attack the other party's arguments.Because the analogies and metaphors used are difficult to be rigorous and precise.After a little processing by the attacked party, they will refute a brilliant move of using the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son.Therefore, the use of humor in the debate field has never been a matter of telling the judges and the audience to laugh, and most of them have to look forward and backward, and think twice. Humor is a reflection of a person's comprehensive quality, it comes from a person's thorough understanding and superb grasp of a thing, and it is the control of a kind of knowledge at will.As long as you feel that your certainty in one aspect is definitely higher than that of the other party, you have the possibility of being humorous. In addition, humor must be combined with certain scenes, and it is necessary to understand people's hearts and social environment.Social environment includes knowledge of various aspects such as history, society, culture, customs, and current affairs.Sometimes it can be based on things that everyone is familiar with, such as place names, song titles, person names, or some anecdotes and materials. Humor also needs to have a certain style, especially in a debate field with a strong intellectual and theoretical atmosphere.If the examples given are indecent and too vulgar, it will only produce counterproductive results. To speak humorously, there are generally several forms: Borrowing comedy techniques, intentionally inverting logic and going against common sense; describing the amusing incidents in daily life; using rhetorical techniques to achieve vivid and funny effects; the speaker deliberately expresses dry incidents with wit and humor. ★Clever answers to solve puzzles Answering the other party's questions skillfully is the manifestation of a wise man's flexibility and wit.Clever responses can resolve difficult problems well, thereby helping debaters better express their own views and attack the opponent's views.Dexterity is a very clever response. ◎Clever answers can solve difficult problems In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a minister named Dongfang Shuo beside Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was clever, fluent in speech, and loved to tell jokes. As soon as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, he issued an imperial edict, asking all counties and counties to nominate people with good conduct and knowledge. At that time, thousands of people applied for the recruitment.Most of these people wrote to the emperor to talk about state affairs and show off their talents. Many of them suggested that the emperor looked down upon them, and those who made suggestions were not admitted.Dongfang Shuo wrote half-jokingly and half-seriously about how knowledgeable and intelligent he was, how tall he was, how well-behaved he was, how brave and flexible, how upright and trustworthy he was, and finally said: "A person like me should really be the emperor's minister. "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw that this letter was different and interesting, so he let him wait for the imperial edict bus.Although Dongfang Shuo was left in Chang'an, he had nothing to do and couldn't see the emperor every day. After some days, Dongfang Shuo came up with an idea to get the emperor to pay attention to him.At that time, there were a group of dwarves in the palace who raised horses for the emperor. Dongfang Shuo lied to them and said: "The emperor said that you people can't farm, can't govern the country, and can't fight wars. They are useless to the country. He is going to kill you all." The dwarfs all cried out in fright.Dongfang Shuo taught them again: "If the emperor comes, you should kowtow and beg for mercy." Soon, Emperor Wu of the Han passed by the stable, and the dwarves were crying bitterly, kneeling in front of Emperor Wu's car and kowtow again and again.Emperor Wu felt strange and asked, "What are you doing?" The dwarves replied, "Dongfang Shuo said you wanted to kill us all." Emperor Wu of the Han knew that Dongfang Shuo had many ghost ideas, so he called him over and asked, "Why did you scare the dwarves?" Dongfang Shuo said: "The dwarf is only more than three feet tall, and he has a bag of grain for two hundred and forty dollars a month. I, Dongfang Shuo, am over nine feet tall, and I only have one bag of grain and two hundred and forty dollars. The dwarves will die, but I I will starve to death. If the emperor thinks that I am not good enough, let me go home and don't keep me here to eat rice." Emperor Wu laughed and told him to wait for the Golden Horse Gate.Daizhao Jinmamen has a higher status than Daizhao bus, and he will gradually be able to get close to the emperor. Once, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked his men to play a game of "shooting and covering". Dongfang Shuo won many guesses and won many rewards.There was a man surnamed Guo beside Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was also very smart and eloquent. Seeing Dongfang Shuo being so proud, he was very jealous, so he said to Emperor Wu: "Dongfang Shuo was just trying his luck, and he didn't really know how to guess. Now I will come Hidden one thing, if he guesses right, I am willing to suffer a hundred boards; if not, you give me all the things you rewarded him just now.” Finally, Dongfang Shuo guessed right again.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Guo Sheren to be spanked left and right, and Guo Sheren yelled "Ouch" in pain.Dongfang Shuo laughed at him and said, "Bah! There is no hair on the mouth, the voice is wailing, and the buttocks are raised high." Guo Sheren was ashamed and angry, panting, "Dongfang Shuo insulted the emperor's entourage, he should be beheaded!" Emperor Wu asked Dongfang Shuo: "Why did you scold him?" Dongfang Shuo was quick to respond, "How dare I scold him? I asked him to guess riddles." Emperor Wu asked again, "Why is it a riddle?" Dongfang Shuo made up nonsense: "A dog with no hair on its mouth The sound of wailing is the bird feeding the bird, and the high buttocks are the white crane bending over to peck." Emperor Wu saw that he was speaking clearly and logically, so he couldn't pursue it further, and Guo Sheren had to suffer from being dumb. Once during a festival, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered that the meat be rewarded to the officials and followers around him, but the senior official Cheng who was in charge of dividing the meat did not come for a long time.Dongfang Shuo said to his colleagues: "Today is the holiday, I should go back early, please forgive me for taking the lead." He drew out his sword, cut a piece of meat and left.After the official Cheng knew about it, he reported it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.The next day, Dongfang Shuo came into the palace, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty scolded him: "Yesterday, why did you cut your own flesh without waiting for the official to come to announce the order?" Dongfang Shuo quickly took off his hat and knelt on the ground to plead guilty.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Get up and blame yourself." Dongfang Shuo got up after two prostrations, and said in a serious manner like an endorsement: "Dongfang Shuo, come here! Dongfang Shuo, come here! How rude you are to accept rewards without waiting for orders." Ah! How heroic it is to cut the flesh with the sword drawn! How clean it is to cut only a small piece! How loving it is to give it to your wife!" Emperor Wu of Han couldn't help laughing, and said: "Let you blame yourself You boasted of yourself!" Not only did he not punish him, he was also rewarded with a load of wine and a hundred catties of meat for him to take back to his wife. Humor is lighthearted and profound.Faced with serious superficiality, Shen Shen showed a cynical smile.Avoidance is a clever way for prudent people to get rid of difficulties.Even in the most perplexing mazes, they manage to get themselves out of danger with one of the most elegant jokes. The language of contingency is better to be witty, because such language can make the embarrassing scene relaxed and eased. One day, a man tried to create a news that caused a national sensation, so he climbed up to the New York International Trade Center, stood on the top of the building, and pretended to jump off.Soon, the downstairs was full of people, including police officers, doctors and reporters.The chief and the sheriff took turns shouting and trying to rescue the danger, but the man always yelled sternly: "Don't come over! If anyone comes over, I'll jump off!" After a moment of stalemate, Jerry took a doctor away Stepping forward, he only said a word, and the man went downstairs silently.What Jerry said was: "I didn't come to arrest you. This doctor asked me to ask you, after your death, would you like to donate your body to the hospital?" When he was on duty once, Jerry actually caught a wanted criminal who was disguised as a woman. The sheriff asked him: "How do you recognize the criminal who disguised himself as a woman?" Jerry said, "I don't think he has a woman." Habit." The sheriff asked: "What habit?" Jerry said: "It's very simple. When she walked past the fashion store, food store and beauty salon, she didn't even look in, and I knew there must be something wrong with him. " On the way home, Jerry suddenly saw two young priests riding a bicycle speeding along a small road, so he stopped them.Jerry said: "Don't you think this speed is very dangerous?" The priests said: "It doesn't matter, God is with us." Jerry said: "Very well, so I should fine you 80 dollars, because Three people cannot ride the same bicycle." On Sunday, at an intersection in the downtown area, a dissident was giving a speech: "Today's politics is so corrupt, we should burn the House of Representatives and the Senate!" When they arrived, the order was chaotic and there was no way to start. Jerry yelled: "Those who agree to burn the Senate stand to the left, and those who agree to burn the House of Representatives stand to the right." Hearing a "swish", the crowd immediately separated, and the road suddenly opened up. . No matter what kind of problems you encounter in life, clever use of humor at the right moment can often get twice the result with half the effort. When debating, in the face of tricky questions, avoid answering directly. It is best to answer irrelevant questions, point things out, and use falsehoods to control falsehoods. In the debate, sometimes the other party often asks some weird questions or unreasonable tricky questions, and treats them directly and truthfully, which is easy to be fooled and leads to a dead end.At this time, the best way is to use falsehoods to control falsehoods, point out things, and answer irrelevant questions. In the debate, answering is a difficult and demanding form of eloquence, and clever answering can be called a sharp weapon in hand-to-hand combat in answering situations. Once, Emperor Qianlong suddenly asked Liu Yong a strange question: "How many people are there in the capital?" Although Liu Yong was caught off guard, he was very calm, and immediately replied, "There are only two people." Qianlong asked, "What do you mean by that?" Liu Yong replied: "No matter how many people there are, there are only two kinds of men and women. Isn't it just two people?" Qianlong asked again: "How many people were born in the capital this year? How many people died?" Liu Shuo replied: "Only one person was born, but there were twelve. People die." Qianlong asked: "How do you say this?" Liu Yongmiao replied: "No matter how many people are born this year, they all belong to the same zodiac sign. Isn't it just one person? People who die this year have all twelve zodiac signs. Yes, didn’t twelve people die?” Qianlong laughed out loud after hearing this, deeply convinced. This Liu Yong's answer is excellent - the emperor asks a question, it is wrong not to answer it; answer it, there are so many things in your heart and you can't talk about it, so you can get your wits out of a hurry, and you can answer the emperor with a witty answer in a blink of an eye. A mathematics teacher had just stepped onto the podium when the students burst out laughing, which baffled him.A girl sitting in the front row whispered to him: "Teacher, you buttoned the wrong button." The teacher saw that the fourth button was buttoned in the fifth buttonhole.The situation was a bit embarrassing, and immediately the teacher said to the students in a serious manner: "The teacher is thinking about something, and hurriedly rushed to meet with you. However, this is not funny. Yesterday we had When students do exercises, they use mathematical formulas like this." The teacher first used humorous language to help himself out, and then took advantage of the situation to connect the accident with the student's learning situation. Using this as a comparison, he pointed out similar mistakes in the student's learning. The language and image quickly lifted the embarrassing situation. ◎ Smart imitation connection There was a story in ancient Greece: There was a young speaker who, by virtue of his sharp tongue, delivered speeches everywhere, ambitiously hunting for fame and fortune. One day his father exhorted him: "Son, if this goes on like this, there will be no good results. Tell the truth, and the rich will hate you to death; tell lies, and the poor will not support you. No matter what you say is true or false, either you will be hated by the rich , or be opposed by the common people!" After hearing this, the son smiled back and said: "You're wrong. I'll do well. If I tell the truth, the poor will praise me. If I tell lies, the rich will praise me. Whatever I say, I'll be praised." The orator cites the structure of his father's speech and counterattacks lightly, which destroys the opponent's formation and makes his own argument stand. In the debate, one can cleverly imitate the speech structure of the other party to construct a sentence pattern that is opposite to the semantic meaning of the other party, producing the effect of isomorphism and paradox.Using this method can often put the opponent in a difficult situation, making them suffer from their own consequences and become speechless. Using this method, the key is to answer the conversation quickly, and the structure is the same, but the meaning is contradictory.Let's look at the following story: A rich man was cunning and mean. Once, a long-term worker accidentally trampled to death a rooster in his family. He took the opportunity to blackmail him and said to the long-term worker: "You trampled to death my rooster that can only lay eggs. You have three days to live." Compensate me for being a rooster that can only lay eggs, otherwise, your wages will be withheld." The long-term worker was depressed when he returned home. His wife asked him why, and told him not to worry, she had her own way. On the third day, the long-time wife came to the rich man's house.The rich man asked, "Where is your husband? Why doesn't he come?" The long-time wife replied: "He can't come, he is giving birth at home!" The rich man shouted: "Nonsense, what kind of children do men have?" Chang Gong's wife retorted: "Since men cannot have children, how can roosters lay eggs?" The rich man was speechless. This method is widely used in life, and can receive excellent expression results.Educating people, criticizing ugliness, warning future generations and other occasions can receive immediate results. A: "You are in a paper mill, and you have plenty of paper, why don't you bring me some, it's so boring!" B: "You're in the bank, you have plenty of money, why don't you give me some, it's about the same." Dexterous imitation is a wonderful way to treat a person's body with his own way.It is generally divided into two forms, one is to counterattack the opponent by imitating the other party's words; the other is to counterattack the opponent by imitating the methods and techniques used by the other party.When using it, you must first hear the essence and purpose of the other party's words; secondly, analyze the reasons and basis for the other party's attack; finally, use the other party's words or used attack methods to counterattack. When using this method, you should also pay attention to the occasion and the object. Avoid using this method on friendly occasions with friendly objects.Otherwise, it will easily cause the atmosphere to be uncoordinated and hurt the harmony. ◎Change concepts to resolve difficulties This method is to deliberately make a new interpretation of the old concept, introduce a new concept from the old concept, and replace the original concept with this new interpretation, so as to put oneself in a favorable position to resolve difficulties. At a press conference, a foreign reporter asked Wang Meng with ulterior motives: "Excuse me, what are the similarities and differences between you in the 1950s and you in the 1980s?" Let him talk about his feelings about the changes in China's domestic situation.Of course Wang Meng knew it too, he raised his head in a calm manner, and replied calmly: "My name was Wang Meng in the 1950s, and my name was also Wang Meng in the 1980s. This is the same; the difference is that I was in my 20s at that time. years old, and now I'm in my 50s." The reporter's question only gave a limited range of age. Although Wang Meng knew the other party's intention, he deliberately misinterpreted his original intention and only answered from the perspective of his own age change.But in fact did not really give the other party any useful information. The great American writer Mark Twain was quick-witted, sharp-tongued, and good at lashing out at various unreasonable phenomena in society. One day, Mark Twain went to a Mormon ashram on business.Mormonism is one of the many sects of Christianity that advocates polygamy.As soon as he stepped into the congregation, he saw a Mormon preaching their teachings: "In this society, men have to play various roles, and they are burdened. They are too tired and need Women of all kinds make their anchorages, their havens of rest. In order to prevent men from whoring, the philanthropic and benevolent Mormons have always advocated polygamy." He spoke enthusiastically and eloquently, and the audience gathered more and more. Mark Twain listened carefully for a while, finally couldn't hold back, pushed aside the crowd, and approached the Mormon.He humorously asked the Mormon: "Sir, since I'm a little deaf, could you please restate your great views on marriage?" Satisfied, the Mormon repeated aloud, "Listen, sir; and other gentlemen, ladies, and ladies, too. The Mormons open the door of fraternity to you, and we, the Lord of Mormons, Zhang polygamy." After hearing this, Mark Twain smiled and said: "Sir, you advocate polygamy, so did your father find many mothers for you?" The Mormon blushed and bristled with rage.Suddenly, he had an idea, rolled his eyes, and said to Mark Twain with a smile: "Can you find a sentence in the Bible that forbids polygamy?" Mark Twain replied unhurriedly: "Matthew 6:24 says that no one can serve two masters." Mark Twain deliberately interpreted "polygamy" as "one husband serving multiple wives (multiple masters)" in a derisive way, replacing the original concept with this explanation, and subtly changing positions, so that polygamy can be included in the "Bible" about The argument that "one cannot serve two masters" has thus become an object prohibited by the Bible.As a result, the Mormon was at a loss for words and was immediately speechless. ★There is something in the words, vague response The presence of ambiguity in language is normal and does not interfere with the exchange of thoughts and feelings.Generally speaking, the language of debate should naturally be precise and clear, and should not be vague.However, in some special debate occasions, you or your own party can use some vague language to answer some questions that cannot be answered directly but have to be answered or that are difficult to answer but have to be answered at the moment. One's own side moves forward and retreats freely in the face of aggressive questions from the other side. ◎Fuzzy expression of one's own meaning There was a couple, the husband did something wrong, the wife not only didn't understand, but even made her nagging annoying.So, the husband said angrily: "Please stop nagging like this, otherwise, I will slap ten times on the table." "It's none of my business, hit it, hit it." Thinking that it wasn't her own heartache, his wife added fuel to the fire. "However," said the husband, "after ten slaps, the eleventh slap will take some effort." The wife stopped abruptly.Probably she understood the anger in her husband's heart and didn't want her face to be used as a sandbag for him to practice kung fu. When encountering situations where it is inconvenient or impossible to speak bluntly, the speaker deliberately implies implication in the language, and the emphasis is often not the superficial meaning, but something else. This method can produce unexpected humorous effects. Once upon a time, there was a rich man. Although he was very rich, he was a complete iron cock. 有一天吃饭的时候，正好有客人来访。他把客人留在客厅里，自己偷偷地溜到里面去吃饭。客人见他这副待客的嘴脸，心中着实不是滋味，便故意大声地说：“哎呀，真是可惜，好好一座厅堂，许多梁柱却被蛀虫蛀坏了！” 主人在里面听到了，慌忙跑出来，问道：“咦，蛀虫在哪里？” 客人两眼朝他身上打量一下，回答说：“它在里面吃，外面怎么知道？” 客人的话表面上是说蛀虫，其实暗指主人，主人心知肚明，但也不便发作。 马克·吐温的文章善于讽刺，充满谐趣。在现实生活中，马克·吐温其人亦出语犀利，充满了诙谐幽默的情趣。 ◎使用模糊语言控制局面 模糊语言措辞含糊，语义不明确，具有很强的伸缩性和很大的变通性，也就是说，一句话，你这样理解可以，那样理解也可以，因而在外交的场合模糊语言特别受青睐。 模糊应答变通性强，可塑性大，攻击力火，可以化解矛盾，应付刁难，摆脱困境。 在一些特殊场合，往往碰到一些不便直接回答但又不能不回答，一时无法回答但又必须回答的问题。这时如果运用精确的语言，往往表达不了我们的思想感情，此时模糊应对便派上了大用场。 有人问一个如花似玉的少女：“你为什么嫁给一个风烛残年的老头？”少女反问道：“如果有人给你一张百万美元的支票，你能不关心支票上的兑现日期吗？” 还有这样令人伤心的对话，一个问：“你和玛丽的婚约撤销了吗？”另一个答：“是的，她不愿嫁给我，嫌我穷。”一个再问：“你没有告诉她，你叔叔很富吗？”另一个再答：“告诉啦，所以她现在是我婶婶了。” 一位驻海外的士兵收到美国的女朋友的绝交信，说她要结婚了，请士兵寄还她的照片。士兵从战友那里搜来各式各样的女人照片，统统装入木箱，寄给见异思迁的女友。女友发现箱子里有一张便条，上面写道：“请挑出你自己的照片，其余的寄回来。” 小伙子在关键时刻缩手缩脚，冲不上去，也会坐失良机，惹得女友鄙视。 丈夫忍受不了凶悍泼辣的妻子的折磨，逃出家门，投宿旅馆。旅馆经理为他打开一个房间，讨好说：“住在这间房里，您会感到像自己家里一样。”这人一听，大声呼救道：“天哪，快给我换个房间吧！” 模糊应对变通性强，收缩性大，攻击力火，是一种常用的舌战技巧，广泛用于外交谈判、生活口辩。 “足够”这个模糊概念，既可以回避有多少原子弹这个当时不便公开的秘密，又表达了前苏联人民的自尊和力量，言简意赅，恰到好处。 阿凡提当理发师，大阿訇来剃头，总是不给钱，阿凡提想找机会整治他一下。 有天，大阿訇又来理发。阿凡提先给他剃光了头，在刮脸的时候，问道：“阿訇，您要眉毛吗？” “要，当然要！” “好，您要我就给您。”阿凡提说着，“嚓嚓嚓”几刀，就把阿訇的两条眉毛刮了下来，递到他手里，阿訇气得说不出话来。 “阿訇，胡子要吧？”阿凡提又说。阿訇连忙改口说：“不要！不要！”阿凡提连声说好，又是几刀，把阿訇的胡子全部剃了下来。 阿凡提利用“要”的多义施展计谋，故意误用，逗得阿訇左右为难，连连上当。 ★故意串题，曲解本意 在说辩中，这种有意将对方问句语意分离曲解，以角度奇特的解释做答，借以产生极强的戏谑性效果的说辩效果。这是经常被人们用到的一种说辩技巧。 ◎曲解本意，故意串题 在说辩中，如果你想用幽默来调节一下说辩气氛，这时你得用一种超常的逻辑来思考问题，切勿为常理所囿。这时就需要我们运用这一技巧来表明自己的观点和看法。 在论辩中，特别是在关系比较融洽的说辩中，曲解术有比较广泛的适应性。因为说辩双方关系的融洽，互相都容易打破礼仪的拘谨，构成对常理的超越。 北齐高祖有一次与儒生集会，会上辩论很是热烈。石动桶问博士道：“先生，天姓什么？”博士想，北齐天子姓高，因而回答：“姓高。”石动桶说：“这是老一套，没有什么新鲜。正本经书上，天有自己的姓，你应该引正文，不要拾人牙慧。”博士道：“什么经书上有天的姓？”石动桶说：“先生你根本不读书，你不见《孝经》上说过：'父子之道，天性也'这不是说得明明白白：天姓（性）'也'吗？” 石动桶在这里歪曲经典的窍门是用了“性”与“姓”的谐音。特别是“也”，在原文中是语气虚词，没有任何实义，石动桶把虚词违反规律地实词化了，因而就显得极端的荒谬可笑，因而也就特别的滑稽和幽默。 诚然，我们若运用曲解经典的方法来进行说辩，所曲解的经典必须是对方所熟悉的，是对方能够理解、明白你是故意曲解的。否则，对方若不熟悉，不理解，反而对你的故意曲解，当作无意的错误，还来纠正你，那就无幽默可言了，自然也就达不到运用曲解的目的。 ◎故意串题，以虚应实 妻子对丈夫说：“你经常说梦话，还是去医院检查一下吧。”丈夫笑着说：“还是不用吧，要是治好了这病，我就没有一点说话的机会了。” 妻子本是从关心丈夫的角度出发，实实在在劝丈夫看医生，而丈夫装作不懂，把话题引到妻子话多的问题上，说梦话是生理疾病，说话多是心理习惯，丈夫以虚对实的趣辩表达着他淡淡的抱怨，妻子能在趣辩里领悟丈夫的潜台词。 碰到别人实实在在的话语，不从实际情景出发，而是侧重联想，不给他有关问题的对口信息，将话题转向与问题没有直接关联的其他事情上，暂时中断对方原来的意念，中断必然引起对方对两个看似不相关的问题的思考，品味其中的不协调，产生幽默。 宋朝吕蒙正曾三次为相，有人送他一面据说能照二百里的古镜，吕蒙正幽默地说：“脸面不过像碟子一样大小，哪里用得着照见二百里的镜子呢？”又有人送古砚给他：“这古砚不需加水，只要一呵气就湿润得可以磨墨写字。”吕蒙正半开玩笑地说：“即使一天呵出十担水，也不过值十个钱罢了。” 对别人送的珍品，吕蒙正自然是懂的，他故意用些不现实的、不关痛痒的话加以贬低，别人从实处说礼品功能好，他却故意从虚处理解，礼品的某种功能并不好使，而他设想的功能并无存在的必要，但趣辩的效果却很好，好像不是自己想拒礼，而是别人送的礼品不恰当，趣辩者大智若愚，使得对方啼笑皆非，不好再坚持送礼。 一次服装展销会上，一位营业员正在向众多的顾客介绍服装的式样，突然听到有个顾客在说：“式样不错，老点。”这位营业员一听，马上机灵地接着说：“这位同志说得对，我们设计的服装式样好，又是老店，质量保证，价格公道……” 其实，那位顾客说的是“式样老了一些”的意思，这位营业员怕其他顾客受他这句话的影响，因而灵机一动，利用词的同音关系把“老点”改换成“老店”，岔开了对自己不利的话题，模糊了对方的注意指向，有效地把大家的注意力引导到对自己有利的方面来。 岔题是应付突发事件的有效方法。但要使岔题成功，必须注意两个问题：一是要自然。所谓自然，就是指岔开的话题与原来的话题连得上、说得通。也就是说，岔开的话题与原来的话题要有某种联系，如两词语读音相同或相近、两词语意义相连、两话题概念相近、两景物同处一种语境等。二是岔题要及时。所谓及时，就是指岔题要抓紧时机，找准岔口，在对方话题尚未充分展开之前就以新的话题取而代之，使对方在不知不觉之中离开原来的话题，将注意力逐渐转移到新的话题上去。 ★适时自嘲，缓解压力 恰当使用自嘲的方法，能够使自己在论辩中掩饰失态和尴尬，能够显示自己极深的生活修养，能够活跃论辩场面气氛，愉悦人心，赢得听众，同时又兼具嘲笑对方的作用。 ◎自我调侃能缓解压力 “娶个好女人，你会很快乐；娶个坏女人，你会成为哲学家”，是人们关于苏格拉底的笑谈。事实就是这样，苏格拉底的妻子是个泼妇，常对他发脾气，而苏格拉底总是对旁人自嘲道：“讨这样的老婆好处很多，可以锻炼我的忍耐力，加深我的修养。”一次，苏格拉底的老婆又发起脾气来，大吵大闹不肯罢休，苏格拉底只好退避三舍。As soon as he walked out of the house, the furious wife suddenly poured a large basin of water from upstairs, dousing him like a drowned rat.这时，被围观的苏格拉底仍然不慌不忙地说：“响雷过后必有大雨，果然不出我的所料。” 在论辩中，慷慨陈词、情绪激昂，从气势上压倒对方，令其手足无措，这固然是一种较好的方法。但是，如果对方也激情饱满，侃侃而谈时，双方势均力敌，就容易使论辩成为争吵。这时，你若采取“钝”的战术——调侃术，将会收到更好的说辩效果。 美国第十六任总统林肯，是美国历任总统中最有幽默感的一位，而且，他常常通过自嘲来达到雄辩的目的。 一次，林肯为了黑奴的解放与美国作家废奴运动领袖道格拉斯发生争执。进行辩论时，道格拉斯说他是两面派。人们都知道林肯的面貌很难看，他自己也知道这一点。于是林肯幽默地说：“现在，请听众来评评看，要是我有另一副面孔的话，你认为我会戴这副面孔吗？！” 听众和道格拉斯，都被林肯的话逗笑了。作为总统，一国之元首，位于政治漩涡的中心，经常遇到非礼的语言、难缠的对手、棘手的问题、突发的事件等，如果处理不当，轻者会使自己陷入尴尬境地，重者会使对方大造舆论使自己威信扫地。而林肯，他则在复杂的情况下，以机智幽默的语言、从容大度的姿态，应付着各种难堪的局面，对付各种难缠的对手，使他在政治舞台上，左右逢源地扮演着自己的角色。 林肯调侃自己的幽默说辩术，是一种高妙的应变技巧。他用闪烁着智慧的目光看社会、看人生、看自己。他把自己作为调侃对象，并不是自轻自贱，更不是“展览”缺陷，而是一种超凡脱俗的豁达开朗，显示出他深刻地洞察生活，客观地理解生活的敏锐和聪颖。 自我调侃和通常人追求自我尊重的心理惯性恰恰相反，因而显得怪异。但是，自我调侃并不是自尊心的贬值，而是相反。自我调侃的本意，并非自我嘲弄，而是“醉翁之意不在酒”，具有“表里相悖”、“言此意彼”的特点。这是因为，这种调侃并不是全真的，而是半真半假，有时甚至是虚构的。但是，自我调侃其中也有些真的成分，你却把它看得很轻松，很不当一回事，不管是你的优点还是你的缺点，这就显得你有特别的胸襟。嘲笑自己的缺点比嘲笑他人的缺点高明之处在于把对自己的珍爱和对自己的贬抑结合起来，以主动贬抑体现自己心灵的纯净。而对别人的调笑却不能表现这么强的珍爱和贬抑的反差，这么复杂的情感结构。当你当着众人调侃自己时，通过调侃表现了你有高人一筹的智慧和广阔的胸襟，从而对自己有一种超然物外的情感。 1990年中央电视台春节晚会，台湾电视节目主持人凌峰先生运用调侃术“幽默自己”，创造了极佳的幽默效果，把晚会推向了一个新的高潮。凌峰先生有这样一段精辟而富有哲理的话：“在我的人生观看来，我认为每个人都在扮演许多次小丑，有的时候是在孩子面前；有的时候是在父亲面前；有的时候是在爱人面前；有的时候是在领导面前。我呢，是在观众面前。” 像这样令人耳目一新的自我幽默，在显示凌峰先生特别宽广的胸怀方面，他获得了更大的自尊。 自我调侃在说辩中的应用，不仅仅是为了自我幽默而对自己产生一种超然的情感，更为直接的作用是可以帮助你瞬息摆脱令人尴尬的窘境。尤其是当你莫名其妙地被别人当作取笑对象时，惶恐狼狈、恼羞成怒都不足取。你可以敏捷地接过对方打趣的话头，让它对准自己，来个以退为进，“自我调侃、幽默自己”。这样，当幽默的主体与客体融合在一起时，你的略胜一筹的调侃术，就会使你变被动为主动，你也就成为幽默的创造者，从而进入愉悦的氛围。 美国著名演说家罗伯特是个秃头，有人揶揄他，叫他“别老是忘了戴帽子”。他却说：“你们不知道光头的好处，我可是第一个知道下雨的人！”落人笑柄的罗伯特，反倒以他不可遏止的欢乐赢了对手。 列宁说：“幽默是一种优美的健康的品质。”成功的自我调侃，不是油滑肤浅的耍贫嘴，而是触景即发、即兴而成、出口成趣的精言妙语，俗称“脱口秀”就是这个意思。但是，“对生活浮光掠影不会产生幽默，对生活淡漠也不会产生幽默”（孙犁语）。就是说，在幽默构成时要迅捷地捕捉到本质的东西。 里根就任美国总统后，第一次对加拿大的访问，当许多举行反美示威的人群不时地打断这位总统演说的时候，里根面带笑容地对陪同他的加拿大总理皮埃尔·特鲁多说：“这种事情在美国时有发生。我想这些人一定是特意从美国来到贵国的。他们想使我有一种'宾至如归'的感觉。”一句话，说得紧皱双眉的特鲁多顿时眉开眼笑。 故作愚言或故作蠢行之所以幽默，是因为交谈双方都明知其蠢。如果不是这样，而是都不知其蠢，就毫无幽默的意味了。明知荒谬而故说，就有一种清醒的认识作背景，与所说的意义构成反差，来传达一种很复杂的情感，耐人寻味。 幽默家兼钢琴家波奇有一次在美国福林特城内演奏，发现全场座位空了近一半，他很是失望和懊恼。但是，他冷静了一下，走到台前，幽默地对听众说：“我今天发现了一个秘密，福林特这个城市的人都很有钱，”当听众正在诧异时，他接着说，“我看到你们每个人都买了两三个座位的票。”听众哗然，坐不满的大厅里，充满了笑声。 当你处于窘境，心情郁闷痛苦，你与幽默的要素相去甚远，尤其是你的苦闷是来自外来的攻击时，你的全部心智都集中在反击上，幽默暂时无用武之地，然而，如果你面临的攻击是不值得反击，或无从反击时，幽默就可以派上用场。 1988年，美国第41届总统竞选。民意测验表明：8月份以前，民主党总统候选人杜卡基斯尚比共和党总统候选人布什多出十多个百分点。在最后一次电视辩论会上，杜卡基斯嘲笑布什不过是里根的影子，没有自己的政治主见。理由是20世纪60年代初追随过保守党的戈德华特，20世纪80年代初又遵从于温和派的洛克菲勒，后来再附骥里根。作为一个政治家，其自身政治标记不明显。当杜卡基斯嘲弄式的发问“布什在哪里？”时，布什故作蠢言地回答说：“噢，布什在家里，同夫人巴巴拉在一起，这有什么错吗？”平淡的一句，却语义双关，既表现了布什的道德品质，又讥讽了杜卡基斯的风流癖好，置杜卡基斯于极尴尬的境地。 在失败的关头，在痛苦之中，能调动自己的智慧和情感的能量作超常发挥的人，才能于仓促之间发出精致的幽默谈吐来。这需要有一种“急智”。布什就表现了这种“急智”。 美国有一个传奇式的教练叫佩迈尔，他带领的迪泡尔大学篮球队在蝉联39次冠军后，遭到一次空前的惨败。记者们随即蜂拥而至，问他此时有何感想。他微笑着说：“好极了，我们现在可以轻装上阵，全力以赴地去争夺冠军，背上再也没有包袱了。” 这个教练显然有“急智”，在紧要关头，通常人的智力水平都会下降，而有急智者恰恰能比平时更充分地发挥自己的才智。 故作蠢言的幽默需要有高人一筹的智慧作为背景，其次要有别具一格的自由心态，对于那些并不具有上述里根与布什的故事中那样严肃政治意义的调侃性幽默，也是如此。 自嘲不是自我辱骂，不是自我出丑，不是自认愚蠢，不是顾影自怜。它能消除紧张，更有效地建立起新的心理平衡。在人前蒙羞时，用自嘲和自己“黑色幽默”一番，不仅能很容易找到台阶，保住面子，而且会“含沙射影”地刺一刺无理之人，让对方感到脸红。既解自己的不快，又可以对对方起到训诫作用，何乐而不为？ 有一次，年轻漂亮的喜剧女演员卡洛·柏妮坐在餐厅里用餐，有一位她不认识的老妇人走到她的身边，举起手来，无礼地摸着卡洛的脸庞，大发醋意却又似乎带着歉意说：“我看不出有多好看。”卡洛深深理解喜剧与闹剧的差异，只见她神情自若地回答道：“省省你的祝福吧！我看起来没多好看。” 由于这种讽刺表现出了一种自嘲，所以那个老妇人被骂得有脾气也发不出来。 有人问一个诗人：“为什么诗人不像小说家、音乐家、书法家等后面都带有一个'家'字，而独称'诗人'呢？”这时，另一个人连忙美化诗人说：“诗人有浪漫情怀，到处寻找灵感，怎能为'家'所累！”而诗人自己感叹说：“哪里哪里，是因为诗卖不了几个钱，没有力量成家！”就这样，这个诗人在自嘲的同时，悄悄地骂了一大片人。 假如有人冲着你恶语中伤，而你心中无愧，那么你不妨以自嘲的方式予以反诘：“哦！真的吗？我倒要洗耳恭听。”然后诱使谩骂者说下去，直到对方找不到言辞，显然比暴跳如雷、大动肝火为好。如果对方来势汹汹，盛气凌人，前来指责辱骂你，而你确信真理在手，你则应投以藐视的目光、冷峻的笑颜，让他尽情地发泄个够，而不予理会。 ◎把笑话和动作结合起来 在调侃术的运用中，故作蠢言还可以与故作蠢行结合起来。 在一次聚会上，卓别林要了一个苍蝇拍，追打一只在他头上飞的苍蝇，好几下都没打着。不一会，一只苍蝇停在他面前了。卓别林举起了苍蝇拍，正要给它致命的一击，忽然停住了，他仔细看了一会，把苍蝇拍放下了。人们问他为什么不打，他耸了耸肩膀说：“这不是刚才缠着我的那一只。” 这个举动和说法，看起来是很不聪明，非常愚蠢的。但是，卓别林的幽默却正在于此。他不仅解脱了自己打不着苍蝇的窘态，更使大家钦佩他的机智和幽默才能。这种“自我调侃”、“自我解脱”，需要有一种拿得起、放得下的精神。拿得起而放不下，是一般人的通病。 自我调侃的幽默是一种情感，是超越于实用性的原则的。人正是因为从实用和理性的心理习惯中解脱了出来才获得了更高的精神富足。对于实用的理性原则来说，人总是越聪明越好。但对于幽默原则来说，人有时故意说了一些蠢话，做了一些蠢事，才显出心灵的丰富。 故作蠢言、自我调侃的方法，是把自己有限的缺点夸大到荒谬的程度，甚至明明很聪明，却装作连普通常识都没有，说出一些显而易见的蠢话来，更显出自己在智慧、教养和道德上的优越。而故作大言与故作蠢言一样，也都属于自我调侃的幽默法则之列。因此，在运用调侃术时，不仅仅可故作蠢言来自我调侃，也可用故作大言来自我调侃。 维克多从文化宫出来，正好碰到了他的一位女朋友。女朋友问他：“你玩得怎样？” “玩得很开心！”维克多眉飞色舞，不无夸耀地说：“我打了网球，又下了象棋。嘿！既赢了著名的象棋冠军，又赢了著名的网球冠军。” “你打网球、下象棋都这么行吗？”女友问道。 维克多说：“我和网球冠军下象棋，赢了他；后来我又和象棋冠军打网球，我也赢了他。” 故作大言的幽默，其实是幽默中最易成功者。 ◎调侃别人的艺术 任何人，包括大名人，都可能遇到某种受辱的窘境。而善辩的名人是不会发怒责骂别人的，但是他也不会就此忍受没来由的侮辱。这时，通过调侃便能充分使其摆脱自身烦恼。 威尔逊任新泽西州的州长时，突然传来噩耗，他的一位好朋友，新泽西州的一位议员去世了。他深为震动，非常悲痛，立即取消了当天的一切约会，准备前去参加悼念活动。正当他准备出门时，接到了新泽西州的一位政治家的电话。 “州长。”那人结结巴巴地说：“我，我希望代替那位议员的位置。” “好吧。”威尔逊对那人的迫不及待感到恶心，他慢吞吞地回答说：“如果殡仪馆同意的话，我本人是完全同意的。”说完，他搁下电话就走了。