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Step-by-step explanation:
Boyle's tone in Top of the Food Chain can be called over-the-top, meaning there is a certain contrast between the confidence of the speaker and the actual meaning of his words. In exposing what the character is saying, readers are able to see how ridiculous the words and meanings are that are being spoken, making the person speaking look stupid and impossibly arrogant, but the speaker cannot see this because of a blind-spot of defensiveness and thinking all his actions are "right" and "with good intentions."