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English, 20.09.2019 03:30, david3253

Read the following sentence:
after the sprinter set three world records in the last olympics, one reporter wrote, "i suppose that she's a decent runner."
which technique does this sentence best illustrate?
a. irony
b. sarcasm
c. understatement
d. hyperbole

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