After listening to christine’s speech, albert tells her that it was good, but it was “kinda boring”, and that most people probably won’t care about her message. this is an example of: a. critic b. critique c. criticism d. none of the above.

This is an example of c. criticism.

Explanation: The term 'criticism', which is a noun, means a statement that show disapproval towards a person or a person's work by making reference to his/her faults. In the case of the situation provided, Christine's speech is receiving a lot of criticism on part of Albert, who judges it as "boring". In that way, Albert concentrates on the faults or mistakes found in the speech and makes a comment about them to the person that delivers it, Christine.

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.