"Simon Wheeler makes liberal use of overstatement, or hyperbole, in describing Jim Smiley; some of what he says is totally improbable, and some is simply a bit of a stretch. List several examples of overstatement and rate each on a scale of one to five, with five being the most outrageous. At any point, did your doubts prevent you from enjoying the story? Explain."

The correct answer is hyperole

Hyperbole is a widely used resource, including in everyday language, which expresses an exaggerated or intensified idea of something or someone.

Figures of speech are stylistic resources of language used to place greater emphasis on words or expressions of the language, being classified according to the characteristics they want to express

i only have part a but here is the first one: - lewis and clark are born

- lewis marries sacajawea and clark is jealous  

- clark drowns lewis and then goes to jail