3. Read the following passage from "Wanted: A Town Without a Crazy."
(1 point)
"OK" I continued, "but when are you going to put an end to this lunacy?"
He grinned: "Are you nuts? There are lots of professional lunatics in this country. One of
them would snatch
my spot, so I can't leave town. What's more, I'm sort of used to this insanity
As he leaped up and skipped away, he said, "Don't tell anyone. Even if you did, they
wouldn't believe you!"
Which of the following stylistic elements is employed by the author to create a comedic effect
in this passage?
exaggeration
irony
parody
sarcasm