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Cartoonists often use exaggeration to make a point. What point is the cartoonist making through exaggeration?

a) the government shutdown did irreparable harm to the American people
b) the amount of intrusion by the federal government hurts the American people, not the shutdown
c) the shutdown was necessary to protect people from the brutality of federal thugs
d) the shutdown did more harm than good


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Cartoon by Glenn McCoy

Answers

1. b) the amount of intrusion by the federal government hurts the American people, not the shutdown