A satirist describing a devastating famine as "a minor seasonal inconvenience" is using __________ to...

A satirist describing a devastating famine as "a minor seasonal inconvenience" is using __________ to expose how easily real suffering can be minimized.
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structural irony
reductio ad absurdum
parody
understatement
juxtaposition
When a writer imitates the headings, tone, and signature line of an official permission slip but fills it with absurd content, the writer is using __________.
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An essay whose calm, organized format promises a trustworthy proposal while its content describes something horrifying sustains __________ from beginning to end.
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Following a reformer's "make the poor useful" reasoning to the conclusion that children should be sold as food is an example of __________.
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Placing a description of aristocratic luxury directly beside a description of starving beggars, letting the contrast itself do the critical work, is __________.
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