In the book that Armando is reading, a certain situation seems to be contradictory but actually presents a truth. Which literary device is the author using? A. allegory B. symbolism C. understatement D. paradox

The correct answer for Armando's problem is D) a paradox. Why? Well paradoxes present a statement, or situation, that, despite apparently sound reasoning from true premises, leads to a self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion. It may contain or involve contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.