Which humor device is utilized in the following text? I bet the butcher that she could not get the meat down that was being stored on the top shelf. However, she refused to accept my bet, as the steaks

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asked Dec 17, 2023 85.6k views

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Which humor device is utilized in the

following text?
I bet the butcher that she could not get
the meat down that was being stored on
the top shelf. However, she refused to
accept my bet, as the steaks were just too
high.
A. Pun - a play on words
B. Saracasm
C. Hyperbole