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The critic says that it’s not surprising that disrespectful comedians are successful. This is because exaggerating the failings of people to live up to their ideals makes for good comedy.

The critic says that the basis of successful comedy is formed when people fail to live up to their ideals, but doesn’t establish that people ever actually do fail in this way. In other words, the critic gives a conditional relationship but fails to show that the sufficient condition has been triggered.

The argument depends on the assumption that people do sometimes fail to live up to the ideals they hold in high esteem.

People who value respect could still find humor in the exaggerations of others’ failures to live up to being respectful, so this assumption isn’t necessary.

Disrespect “often” makes for successful comedy, but it’s not assumed to be the only way for comedy to be successful. Other forms of comedy being successful wouldn’t undermine the conclusion.

The critic claims that its unsurprising that disrespectful comedians are popular, so there’s no need to assume that anyone disapproves of comedians’ disrespect.

This must be true in order for the critic’s explanation to work. If people always succeeded in living up to their ideals, then there would be no “failings” to exaggerate, meaning the alleged basis for successful comedy would not exist.

The conclusion is about the “current popularity” of disrespectful comedy, so nothing needs to be assumed about the past.

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