County attorney. oh, i guess they’re not very dangerous things the ladies have picked up. (moves a few things about, disturbing the quilt pieces which cover the box. steps back.) no, mrs. peters doesn’t need supervising. for that matter, a sheriff’s wife is married to the law. ever think of it that way, mrs. peters?

which of the following most accurately describes this excerpt?

a. it is verbal irony because the county attorney means precisely the opposite of what he is actually saying.
b. it is dramatic irony because the audience knows that the county attorney does not actually mean what he is saying.
c. it is situational irony because the county attorney has actually issued a relevant warning to mrs. peters without realizing it.
d. it is not an example of any type of irony because the county attorney is simply making a statement.

c.It is situational irony because the County Attorney has actually issued a relevant warning to Mrs. Peters without realizing it.

Explanation: an irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems contrary to what one expects and it often has an amusing result. A situational irony is when what happens is the contrary to what the characters or the audience are expecting to happen. In the given excerpt we can see an example of a situational irony, because the County Attorney has actually issued a relevant warning to Mrs. Peters without realizing it (he didn't expect that to happen).

C. It is a situational irony because the County Attorney has actually issued a relevant warning to Mrs. Peters without realizing it.

Explanation:

There are 3 types of use of irony: verbal, dramatic and situational.

Situational Irony:

Occurs when the actual outcome of the situation turns out different from what one expects the result to be.

From the excerpt provided,  the County Attorney is warning Mrs. Peters not to go ahead with the accusation. - the Sheriff´s wife is married to the law and  there´s  no reason for such a "fuss" as the things picked were not dangerous.

Verbal Irony:

Irony occurs when words or actions are done or said contrary to what is really happening. - In this case the County Attorney means exactly what he is saying.

Dramatic Irony:

Irony occurs when the reader or audience knows  about a hidden information unknown to both characters.

In this case, there are no hidden facts to the characters. The County Attorney is there to warn Mrs. Peters and he states his argument quite clearly, when he says, "For that matter, a sheriff’s wife is married to the law"

in "people in peace, not profit and war" chrisholm uses inductive reasoning for her argument against defense spending by stating that the new administration, like most americans, wanted to invest in social objectives, so they must not want to prioritize defense spending. mr. nixon said "we can delay no longer in launching new approaches to the problem that beset them", but chrisholm points out that the programs were delayed anyways.