Question

Which statement best describes the paradox in this excerpt?
A. The author acknowledges that civilians should not suffer, but states that the civilians must retreat.
B. The author suggests that the administrators in Washington are busy making polices while overlooking the need to end the war.
C. The author acknowledges that the violence should stop, but admits that a retreat might have dire consequences.
D. The author suggests that the Vietnamese people are counting on US support, though their political ideals are not democratic.

Answer 1

The author acknowledges that the violence should stop, but admits that a retreat might have dire consequences.

Answer 2

Correct answer choice is :

C) The author acknowledges that the violence should stop, but admits that a retreat might have dire consequences.

Explanation:

A paradox is a statement that, notwithstanding possibly sound logic from true assumptions, heads to an apparently-self-contradictory or reasonably unacceptable result. One might also examine a statement that is false which has conflicting elements of truth and lie in it but is overall false to be the opposition of paradox.