“…Perhaps the reason lies in the rather open properties of satire, or in the practical arrangements and considerations of undertaking empirical reception studies, or even in the complex theoretical history of audience research. Those concerned with satirical arguments have generally conducted textual analysis (Gring-Pemble & Watson, 2003;Kaufer, 1977;Olson & Olson, 2004;Wilder, 2005;Wright, 2001). This line of research is typified by Olson and Olson (2004), who describe four possible reading positions and produce hypothetical readings of a sample text from those positions.…”