Which phrase defines "satire" best?

a thing that represents or stands for something else

a work intended to imitate or mock characteristics for comic effect

wit, irony, and/or sarcasm used to discredit or expose human vice

the difference between what is said and what is meant

The correct answer is " wit, irony, and/or sarcasm used to discredit or expose human vice." The phrase that defines "satire" is that it is wit, irony, and/or sarcasm used to discredit or expose human vice. Satire is referred to a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak or bad.