Question

Irony does all of the following except

act as sarcasm
emphasize the point the speaker is trying to make
function as a rhetorical device
say the opposite of what the speaker means

Answer 1

All the answers look like examples of what Irony can be used for but I would go with B: Emphasize the point the speaker is trying to make.

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Answer 2

Irony is a device or situation that expresses something other than or opposite of the literal meaning. It can be used in spoken or written form, often with a humorous or sardonic effect. There are different types of irony, such as verbal irony, where words contradict their actual meaning, dramatic irony, where the audience knows more than the characters, and situational irony, where what is expected and what occurs are incongruent

So the answer is sarcasm