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Don was so excited to adopt his first kitten that he signed the papers and brought her home as fast as he could, only to discover that he was horribly allergic to cats.

What kind of irony is used in this sentence, if any?

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Responses

verbal irony
verbal irony

dramatic irony
dramatic irony

situational irony
situational irony

no irony

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
situational irony

Explanation: The outcome (he's allergic to cats) is the opposite of what was expected (he wanted and rushed to adopt a kitten), so the situation is ironic.