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The Simple Trick to Instantly Make Your Writing Likable

A basic writing primer (part 6)

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Scott Dikkers
Aug 28, 2025
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Both a performer and a writer’s likability and potential for laugh-getting is directly tied to the target of their jokes.

Audiences want you to pick the right targets. Also, audiences are reliably and fundamentally fair-minded in this respect.

Your Targets

When you target the vulnerable, the marginalized, or those without power,…

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