2. What characteristic of satire is illustrated here?

I would say ridicule, satire is defined as, "a genre of literature and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement."

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