dehumour1-10, Exercise 3: A stereotype about British or Scottish humour

Model answer (check the details), using "the British have a dry sense of humour":

1. Who says it? The British themselves, as well as foreign observers.
2. What is claimed? That British comedy favours understatement and irony over broad jokes.
3. Evidence: a sample of popular comedies, audience polls, sales figures and critical writing.
4. Comparison: with other countries' comedy, using the same measure for each.
5. Period and place: British comedy includes broad farce (the Carry On films, panto) as well as dry wit, and Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland differ.
6. What would change my mind: finding that the most popular comedies are broad and loud, or that other countries use as much understatement.

Result: probably a partial truth, true of some celebrated comedy and not of all of it. The same care applies as to the German case.