Question

Which excerpt from “Everyday Survival” uses hyperbole for effect?

Everyday Survival

Be careful who you go into the backcountry with. Some people just have it stamped on their foreheads: “I am going to die in a wilderness accident.”

Acting cool is not the same as being cool. As the head of training for the Navy SEALs once said, “The Rambo types are the first to go.”

Take tasks that require no thought and re-invent them so that you have to think. This bears repeating: Survival is not about equipment and training alone.

The concept of surrender is at the heart of the survival journey. While that may sound paradoxical, it starts to make sense when you realize your limitations.

Answer 1

Be careful who you go into the backcountry with. Some people just have it stamped on their foreheads: “I am going to die in a wilderness accident.”

This is the hyperbole. The author is over exaggerating the idea that some people are not cut out for hiking in the backcountry. People don't actually have things stamped on their foreheads that say, "I am going to die in a wilderness accident."

The second option is a generalization. It's saying that anyone who is a Rambo type will die first in battle. The third option is just a statement about what is needed to survive. The fourth option is a paradox that is explained. There is no hyperbole in any of these.