Question

select the correct answer
which sentence is a paradox?
a. the comedian was seriously funny.
b. this is a genuine imitation of that designer watch.
c. a small crowd gathered to watch the concert.
d. nobody goes to that restaurant because it is usually crowded.
e. do you have the original copies we asked for?

Explanation:

A paradox is a statement that seems self - contradictory or absurd but may express a possible truth. In "Nobody goes to that restaurant because it is usually crowded", it's a contradiction as 'nobody goes' while it's 'usually crowded'. Other options have different language oddities but not paradoxes. "The comedian was seriously funny" has an oxymoron (seriously - funny), "This is a genuine imitation of that designer watch" has an oxymoron (genuine - imitation), "A small crowd gathered to watch the concert" is a bit of a semantic oddity but not a paradox, and "Do you have the original copies we asked for?" has an oxymoron (original - copies).

Answer:

D. Nobody goes to that restaurant because it is usually crowded