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Dill Tates was actually visiting our school, which was clearly in the middle of nowhere. Although the legendary computer programmer was the pride of our state, our town was eclipsed in the grand scheme of things. That day, our school was in a festive mood. Tates' achievements in the field of programming were unparalleled. Even my parents wanted to attend the lecture to see Mr. Tates in person. Perhaps his words had inspired me to pursue an education in computer technology. I vividly remember how the lecture began: You have invited me here because _______ "


Which of these would exemplify understatement if added to Tate's words at the end of the story?

Sagot :

Hello. You forgot to enter the options and answer. The options are:

A. your high school has a bright future . . . B. you need the town to be on a spotlight . . . C. I am the pride and honor of this state . . . D. I know something about programming . .  

Answer:

D. I know something about programming . .

Explanation:

A euphenism is a figure of lingaugem that promotes a smoothing of a term that may not present the effect that the author wishes to pass through the text, leaving it more "palatable" or related to the reader. When reading the text shown in the question above, we can see that the narrator is presenting an individual who is a programming professional, in this case, the eupenism that would best fit at the end of the text, is what is represented by option D.