A study of the logical essence of the funny

Abstract

This paper logically analyzes a common real-life (or literary) scenario in which all listeners (or, accordingly, readers) suddenly burst into laughter after a certain phrase spoken by the narrator (or author). It turns out that, from a mathematical logic perspective, this occurs when, in a somewhat challenging situation, something is said (or written) that is completely unexpected for the listener (or reader), but to a certain extent justified, although perhaps not logically correct. A couple of detailed examples of humorous situations are provided to
demonstrate the stated assertion, as well as several other similar examples for independent perception and analysis of the concept of humor.