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Why do authors use satire?

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Satire is a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule. It intends to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles.
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To interest readers who might otherwise pay little attention to a direct argument

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