Language and Style Unit Test

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Which figure of speech is an example of paradox? (1 point)
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Writing with a broken pencil is pointless.
Writing with a broken pencil is pointless.

I have a mountain of homework to do tonight.
I have a mountain of homework to do tonight.

As Hamlet said, "I must be cruel, only to be kind."
As Hamlet said, "I must be cruel, only to be kind."

Yesterday's English test was a piece of cake.

Answer 1

The example of paradox in the provided options is:

"As Hamlet said, 'I must be cruel, only to be kind.'"

A paradox is a statement that appears self-contradictory or illogical but may reveal an underlying truth. In this case, the idea of being "cruel" in order to be "kind" encompasses that concept.