John Oliver

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

It's not comedic fiction.

It's humor-fueled editorial. They're not just randomly making shit up.

You cannot watch these shows without admitting they occasionally (or in my opinion, frequently) make good points.

They make interesting rhetorical points to ponder.

My beef is more with the way they phrase the counterargument.

They have an idea - Fine
They wonder why their idea hasn't been adopted - Fine
They misrepresent the heck out of the counterargument - Ah, here's the problem
Finally, they conclude that there are no good arguments against their idea. - unsupported and distorted conclusion.