Read the excerpt from "harrison bergeron."

and george, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. he was required by law to wear it at all times. it was tuned to a government transmitter. every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like george from taking unfair advantage of their brains.

how is this excerpt an example of irony?

a. handicapping intelligence contradicts expectations because intelligence is normally considered a positive attribute.
b. handicapping intelligence is pointless because determining whether one’s intelligence is above normal is a matter of opinion.
c. if george were really that intelligent, he would remove the device from his ear.
d. the mental handicap radio is incapable of correcting physical advantages.

A.Handicapping intelligence contradicts expectations because intelligence is normally considered a positive attribute.

It would be natural for us to assume that the government would desire people to be intelligent. More importantly, if people were already born intelligent, it is normal to assume that the government would want them to use that advantage. However, in this case, we encounter an ironic situation. Irony occurs when what would be expected to be the case is in fact dramatically different from the reality. Even though we would expect the government to encourage intelligence, the reality is the complete opposite.

A.Handicapping intelligence contradicts expectations because intelligence is normally considered a positive attribute.

It would be natural for us to assume that the government would desire people to be intelligent. More importantly, if people were already born intelligent, it is normal to assume that the government would want them to use that advantage. However, in this case, we encounter an ironic situation. Irony occurs when what would be expected to be the case is in fact dramatically different from the reality. Even though we would expect the government to encourage intelligence, the reality is the complete opposite.

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explanation:

our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.