Overstatement is a rhetorical device. What is the purpose of overstatement?(1 point)

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It emphasizes something the speaker considers vital to their argument, often with comic or dramatic effect.
It emphasizes something the speaker considers vital to their argument, often with comic or dramatic effect.

It makes the speaker’s position seem rational by simplifying or distorting an argument.
It makes the speaker’s position seem rational by simplifying or distorting an argument.

It limits options to two opposite choices, implying that they are the only available solutions.
It limits options to two opposite choices, implying that they are the only available solutions.

It presents irrelevant information that allows the speaker to address something they prefer to address rather than the topic at hand.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It emphasizes something the speaker considers vital to their argument, often with comic or dramatic effect.