Select the correct answer. In Isaac Asimov's “The Machine that Won the War,” a leader uses a coin toss as the deciding factor in what was Earth’s ultimate defeat over a technologically superior alien civilization. Which type of irony is represented?
A.
Dramatic
B.
Cosmic
C.
Situational
D.
Verbal

C. Situational

Explanation:

Cosmic irony "suggests a higher force (e.g., a supreme being, fate, the universe, etc.) ultimately will smash any semblance of hope on the part of "lowly" humans." In this situation, there is no higher or supernatural force. It is a simple coin flip that would determine the fate of Earth which is situational irony (when the opposite of what is expected, happens).