Question

Which example would most likely be considered satirical?

A. A reality television show reveals the plight of farmers trying to survive a year of drought.
B. A political cartoon uses sarcasm to poke fun at the latest policy change in government.
C. In a movie, an orderly confident guy looks at a girl and says, "Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?"
D. A poster shows an abnormally tall person standing next to a very short person, with the tall person saying, "Man, I'd hate to be that short."

Answer 1

B: A political cartoon uses sarcasm to poke fun at the latest policy change in government.

Answer 2

The example that would most likely be considered satirical is sentence B. In order to identify the best example, you have to know what satire is. According to the Collins dictionary, satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish someone's ideas or behaviour are. This is done especially to express a political point. A political cartoon using sarcasm to make fun of a policy change is definitely satirical because this situation means that someone who is part of politics (the people doing the cartoon) are laughing of their own work as well (a policy passed by the government).