Why might an author use satire? a. to provide the audience clues about events later in the story b. to anger or outrage the audience in order to force them to take action c. to give the audience an idea of the author's bias or prejudice d. to make a comparison between two things are not

An author might usea satire in order to anger or outrage the audience in order to force them to take action. Option B is correct.

Satire has been used as a literary technique as far back as the plays of ancient Greece. The crucial quality of satire is using humor in the form of sarcasm, irony, or exaggeration.  

Satire is a technique employed by writers in an attempt to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule. It aims to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles.

c.to compare several aspects of the tragedy to other worldwide tragedies

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