Question

question 7 of 10 which phrase from the proposal is an example of hyperbole? a. i again subtract fifty thousand babies, for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident or disease within the year. b. from which number i subtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although i apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom). c. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed... it is very well known, that they are every day dying... as fast as can be reasonably expected. d. mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in strolling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants...

Explanation:

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Option B mentions subtracting thirty - thousand couples, and the speaker notes that there cannot be so many under present distresses, which is an exaggerated claim. The other options do not contain such obvious exaggerations.

Answer:

B. [F]rom which number I subtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom).