Which science fiction premise is the best example of irony? a. the desire to improve education leads to a future in which nearly all citizens have advanced degrees. b. the desire to eliminate disease leads to a future in which no one gets sick c. the desire to improve education leads to a future in which students have to take aptitude tests as early as preschool. d. the desire to gain power leads to a future in which the united states becomes a dictatorship.

APEX 2018- C.) The Desire to improve education leads to a future in which students have to take aptitude tests as early as preschool.

The correct answer is C. The desire to improve education leads to a future in which students have to take aptitude tests as early as preschool.

Irony occurs when the opposite of what is expected happens. If you take a look at option C, the irony should be obvious. In their desire to improve education, people have started making very young children undergo vigorous tests to give them a better future, although that may not happen at all.

c. barbarians with unexpected intelligence