Question

HELP HURRY 

Are you trying to lose weight, but have little will power? Our new super diet pill is just what you’ve been waiting for. Researchers from around the world have declared this fast-acting, appetite suppressant as a modern medical miracle for Americans who struggle with weight loss.


The use of the phrase "modern medical miracle" to describe the appetite suppressant is an example of what figure of speech?

A) pun
B) paradox
C) hyperbole
D) verbal irony

Answer 1

it is c just took the test

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Answer 2

C) hyperbole

A miracle is something that happens which seemed absolutely impossible. Suppressing an appetite may feel like a miracle to some people, but it's not on the level of raising people from the dead or making a blind man see. Using this hyperbole makes the product feel even more special than it might actually be.