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Lisette had perfected the art of poor baking. However, her sweet demeanor made it impossible to be honest with her about her confectionary catastrophes. So, when she brought a basket of fresh-baked brownies to our door, it was a cruel favor.

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Answer:

The underlined figure of speech is oxymoron

The reader can infer that the narrator will pretend to enjoy Lisette's brownies

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Lisette had perfected the art of poor baking. However, her sweet demeanor made it impossible to be honest with her about her confectionary catastrophes. So, when she brought a basket of fresh-baked brownies to our door, it was a cruel favor.

The use of seemingly mutually exclusive terms

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