English, 20.11.2019 02:31 jadenayngel1377

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll.

“you're wrong there, at any rate,” said the queen: “were you ever punished? ”
“only for faults,” said alice.
“and you were all the better for it, i know! ” the queen said triumphantly.
“yes, but then i had done the things i was punished for,” said alice: “that makes all the difference.”
“but if you hadn't done them,” the queen said, “that would have been better still; better, and better, and better! ” her voice went higher with each “better,” till it got quite to a squeak at last.
alice was just beginning to say “there's a mistake somewhere—”

which line from the excerpt is an example of a statement that is both logical and nonsensical?

a. “you're wrong there, at any rate,” said the queen: “were you ever punished? ”
b. “and you were all the better for it, i know! ” the queen said triumphantly.
c. “yes, but then i had done the things i was punished for,” said alice: “that makes all the difference.”
d. “but if you hadn't done them,” the queen said, “that would have been better still; better, and better, and better! ”

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