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Use the passage below to answer the question.
When Aaliyah’s father saw her applying nail polish instead of doing her math homework, he said, “You look like you’re working very hard. I’m sure you’ll do great on your test tomorrow.”
Which type of irony is being used here? How do you know?
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The type of irony being used here is verbal irony. The father is saying the opposite of what he really means. He is not praising Aaliyah's hard work, but rather he is being sarcastic because she is not doing her math homework.
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