The author employs situational irony in the class president's assertion that the vote will be a close contest, despite one option clearly dominating the polls with a staggering lead of 19 votes to 1, 1, and 2. This contradiction between her hopeful expectation for a competitive outcome and the overwhelming support for a single project amplifies the tension and highlights the disparity between the reality of the situation and the president's optimistic rhetoric. The effect of this irony serves to underscore the disconnection between the ideal of community involvement and the actual voting behavior of the classmates, suggesting a lack of genuine investment in the other less popular projects.
The class president's face took up one half of the screen and the survey took up the other half. "alright," she said. "You can all vote for whichever community project most interests you. i can't see the totals from my side while the vote is ongoing, but when everyone's , i'll announce the winner." Casey voted, and a bar graph showing the vote totals popped up in the survey's place. she watched one bar on the graph rapidly outclimb the others. "i'm sure this will be a close vote," the class president continued, "a lot of thought went into developing these ideas, and it's just so hard to choose." there were four options. as the president spoke, casey watched the vote spread settle at 19 to 1 to 1 to 2. "i hope that we can all agree to put our all into the project that wins," the president went on. "and for those of you who feel strongly about an option that doesn't win. perhaps you can consider leading an additional project next semester. in 3 sentences, explain how the author uses a type of irony to create an effect. identify both the type of irony used and the effect it has.
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