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Which comedic technique does this sentence best illustrate?

My father was a justice of the peace, and i supposed he possessed the power of life and death over all men, and could hang anybody that offended him.

A. Understatement
B. Sarcasm
C. Irony
D. Hyperbole

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D. Hyperbole
This is complete Hyperbole because it is pulled completely out of proportion, basically he's exaggerating about his father.
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