Which example would most likely be considered satirical? a. in a movie, someone says something insulting about another person but in a lighthearted tone. b. in a television show, a student tells his teacher that his dog ate his homework and then hands her a half-chewed piece of notebook paper. c. in a newspaper, a headline reads "policy gets green light for no parking zone changes." d. in a novel, homeless people build cardboard-box homes in a gated neighborhood, revealing the need for social change.

In my opinion, the correct answer would be C.In a newspaper, a headline reads "Policy Gets Green Light for No Parking Zone Changes." This would be a very satirical example because it uses the idiom that associates traffic and especially traffic jams ("to get a green light" = to be approved, to pass a bill, etc.) in a headline telling us that the parking zones will remain the same (which probably means that the traffic will continue to be chaotic). Satire is, in fact, a use of humor that ridicules people's ways. It most often ridicules politics, governments, social vices of people. This satirical example functions along the same lines, ridiculing the policy (and consequently, the short-sightedness of those who carry this policy).