The contrast drawn between the witty man and the fool (sentence 6) emphasizes the witty man’s?

It should be noted that the contrast emphasises B. The appreciation and the fool's lack of comprehension.

It should be noted that in the excerpt, a witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not." This simply implies that when a witty man is criticized, he laughs and accepted the criticism with a sense of humor and also admires the skill of the person critiquing him.

On the other hand, a fool only gets angry with any criticism, or even when critiquing him. This shows that the contrast emphasises the appreciation and the fool's lack of comprehension.

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b. Appreciation and the fool’s lack of comprehension.

Explanation:

John Dryden presents a one-paragraph piece "True Satire" where he talks about satire and how it is perceived by different people. The short text presents a comparison of different people, including among them the fool and a witty man.

According to Dryden, "A witty Man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a Fool feels it not." This means that when a witty man is criticized, he laughs and accepted the criticism with a sense of humor and also admires the skill of the person critiquing him. On the other hand, a fool only gets angry with any criticism, or even when critiquing him, you have to use plain and straight-forward words for him to get the gist of it.  

This contrast between the two men shows the witty man's appreciation of the one critiquing while it also shows the fool's lack of comprehension.