Table 5. Overview of results from Experiments 1 and 2.

		Sarcasm rating	Positivity of emotional rating
Experiment 1	Sarcastic criticism	with :-P = without :-P with ;-) = without ;-) with . . . = without …  with ! = without !	with :-P > without :-P with ;-) > without ;-) with . . . = without …  with ! > without !
	Literal praise	with :-P > without :-P with ;-) > without ;-) with . . . > without …  with ! = without !	with :-P = without :-P with ;-) = without ;-) with . . . = without …  with ! > without !
	Sarcastic praise	with :-P = without :-P with ;-) = without ;-) with . . . = without …  with ! = without !	with :-P > without :-P with ;-) > without ;-) with . . . = without …  with ! > without !
	Literal criticism	with :-P > without :-P with ;-) > without ;-) with . . . > without …  with ! = without !	with :-P > without :-P with ;-) > without ;-) with . . . = without …  with ! > without !
Experiment 2	Sarcastic criticism	;-) > . . . > full stop	full stop > [ … = ;-)]
	Literal praise		full stop > [ … = ;-)]
	Sarcastic praise	;-) > . . . > full stop	;-) > (full stop = … )
	Literal criticism		;-) > (full stop = … )