📝 English

What is "litotes"?

A Extreme exaggeration
B A deliberate understatement using double negatives
C A type of metaphor
D A question that expects no answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Litotes is an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., "not bad" meaning "good").

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "What is "litotes"?" is Option B: A deliberate understatement using double negatives.

The other options — A) Extreme exaggeration, C) A type of metaphor, D) A question that expects no answer — are incorrect for this English question. As explained above: Litotes is an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., "not bad" meaning "good").

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