Read the following passage from Senator Smith's "Declaration of Conscience":
Surely the United States Senate is big enough to take self-criticism and self-appraisal. Surely we should be able to take the same kind of character attacks that we "dish out" to outsiders
What tone does the repetition of "surely" create?
A. Forgiveness
B. Apathy
C. Exasperation
D. Insincerity