<span>satire: the combination of humor and criticism to point out human follies
</span> <span>It's so effective because it takes whatever it is criticizing to a point that you have to laugh and proves the truth of the criticism. Effective satire has to be based on "truth" - the characteristics satirized have to be there, exaggerated but there.
Example: "You might be from Wisconsin if you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 38 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by."</span>
I would chose D given what the passage shown is discussing. It is discussing state laws and what determines ones race. This is how i came to my conclusion.
Its glazed with the rain water. Hope this helps
