Gwendolen. [quite politely, rising.] my darling cecily, i think there must be some slight error. mr. ernest worthing is engaged to me. the announcement will appear in the morning post on saturday at the latest. how does the use of the understatement in the excerpt affect this part of the scene? a. it creates a more serious tone by mentioning that the engagement will appear in the newspaper. b. it makes it clear that gwendolen is not extremely concerned with the current situation. c. it heightens how ridiculous it is that two women think they are engaged to the same man. d. it heightens cecily’s outrage at gwendolen for thinking she is engaged to ernest worthing.

Article 1: article 2: valido accused of accepting bribes unpopular conservative senator raymond valido (r-louisiana) stands accused of accepting more than $1 million in campaign donations from the nosco oil company in exchange for his efforts to pass a bill. the bill would allow the company to build a massive oil pipeline that will span the entire east coast of the us. senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle are demanding valido release his campaign finance reports. “if valido did accept these contributions from nosco, he essentially accepted a bribe and is now fulfilling his part of the bargain,” said senator michelle saud (d-new hampshire). the federal election commission saw no evidence of unlawful conduct in valido’s fundraising. however, if the senator did accept contributions in return for legislative favors, he may be censured by the senate. what is the reporter’s motive in article 1? what is the reporter’s motive in article 2? which term from senator nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?