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 makes fun of yourself with which listeners can identify
D. jokes aimed at commonly held ethnic or racial stereotypes
Answer: C
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What will be an ideal response?