Assertion: barbershop quartet | /r/ObjectUse | used for comedic effect
Facets:
value: as a way
type: MANNER
value: oftentimes
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Oftentimes, Barbershop quartets are used for comedic effect or as a way to deliver insults that may be too crude or outrageous to be said normally but somehow becomes much more acceptable when sung by a Barbershop Quartet.