Which science fiction premise is the best example of irony?

The correct answer is C. The desire to improve education leads to a future in which students have to take aptitude tests as early as preschool

Explanation:

The word irony refers to an incongruency between expectation about a situation and the real outcomes of it or between the meaning of the words and the real intentions of a speaker. This is considered a literary device that is included in many literary works with different purposes. On the other hand, Science fiction refers to a literary genre that explores fictional and futurists realities, usually related to science, space exploration, and technology. Because of this, it is common in some case science fiction uses irony to show the advances of science and technology might not have the outcomes expected.

This is the case of the premise "The desire to improve education leads to a future in which students have to take aptitude tests as early as preschool" because this premise shows contrast or incongruence between the expectation of improving education and the real outcome which is absurd and does not really contribute to education. Therefore, the premise of science fiction that works as an example of irony is option C. "The desire to improve education leads to a future in which students have to take aptitude tests as early as preschool".

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)