You are writing an after-dinner speech for a gathering of student government representatives from different universities. It is important for the speech to be humorous. The safest use of humor is __________.
A) entertaining humor that avoids challenging the listeners
B) humor aimed at gender differences that are familiar to every college student
C) humor that pokes fun at the speaker in a way that listeners can identify with
D) jokes aimed at commonly held ethnic or racial stereotypes

Question

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Humor that pokes fun at the speaker in a way that listeners can identify with is generally considered safe because it avoids offending others by making the speaker the subject of the joke, allowing the audience to relate without feeling targeted or uncomfortable.

You Are Writing an After-Dinner Speech for a Gathering of Student