Which of these sentences is an example of paradox?

a. i'm between a rock and a hard place.
b. my argument is right because i said so.
c. her eyes were too earnest to be earnest.
d. out of the frying pan, into the fire.

C.Her eyes were too earnest to be earnest.

Explanation:

A paradox is an apparently true statement that leads to a logical contradiction, or a situation that contradicts common intuition. In simple terms, a paradox is "the opposite of what someone thinks to be the truth".

This description of what is a paradox exemplifies well what happens in the phrase "Her eyes were too earnest to be earnest."

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

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