Answer: D. because he feels the exam was painfully tough
Explanation:
Verbal irony: a figure of speech when somebody means something other than what they said/they reality.
Paul says that the exam was as pleasant as a root canal, and root canals are not pleasant at all. This tells us that Paul did not find the exam nice, rather, he found it painful, hence he meant the opposite of what he actually said.
An example of a counterclaim (I wouldn't use mine word for word would be) Though the students without a 3.0 GPA would not seem qualified, they can have an after school job. Studying wouldn't effect their performance as much and spending more time doing so would be easier said than done. Performance can be more than just studying, the student might have home issues, or something else with them and cannot sustain a 3.0+ GPA/<span />
all of the above, because if you volunteered to read the passage to the class, then you would still need to do the work. And if you are listening you have to listen for those main ideas and such, and speaking is pretty much the same as reading.
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