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What?? Is there some laughter language where you can figure out if a laugh is a "oh *****" laugh or a "that was stupid" laugh.
Actually, yes. Like all communication, there are multiple levels, including context. Magicians, comedians, and similar performers are VERY familiar and in tune to it with it when it comes to laughter, but so is almost EVERYONE in any other situation.
You understand people's laughs every day well beyond 'they must think something's funny.'
You make the exact distinction you mockingly presented, all the time.
You generally know, in your daily life, very clearly when someone laughs because something was stupid, or in disbelief, or at humour, or at an awkward situation, etc.
Laughter goes FAR beyond just being a reaction to humour.
Why ruin that dramatic moment? It completely killed that entire scene. Not every scene needs to end with a joke or something comedic. Someone was potentially dead, the last thing you do is try to make the audience laugh. It completely took me out of the moment. I just rolled my eyes.
Why? Well, because they didn't, because it wasn't a joke.