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A political cartoon shows a family with beach gear driving past a sign that says, "Welcome to Paradise Beach!" Ahead of them is an empty, oil-covered beach. The technique the cartoonist is using is ________. A. Exaggeration B. Irony C. Labels and captions D. Analogy

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Answer: irony

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Most likely irony. Paradise is usually instilled in peoples' minds as somewhere refreshing and heavenly, and the next couple of words say "ahead of them is an empty oil-covered beach" which clearly objects with the paradise statement.

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