An ironic tone can be heard in the line __________.. A)\"They only live to amuse themselves. . . .\". B) \"My own sex, I hope, w
ill excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures. . . .\". C) \"I wish also to steer clear of an error which many respectable writers have fallen into. . . .\". D) \"Many individuals have more sense than their male relatives. . . .\"
The correct answer should be B) \"My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat
them like rational creatures. . . .\".
Here, it is implied that they are not rational creatures, even though in reality they are since they are humans. Therefore, the person saying this is mocking his fellow people by calling them irrational and that he shall pretend that they are rational.
