Check Your Reading: Complete the following sentence. When Casey first steps to the plate, he.
o nervouslywipes the seat from his brow and grips the bat tight.
o completly ignores all outside distractions and focuses on the pitcher.
o pretends that he doesn't know what us happening to worry the crowd.
o displays supreme confidence in his own ability to win the game

The brother of a presidential candidate writes an editorial in which he defends this candidate against charges of corruption. in such a circumstance, it is most appropriate for the reader to a) suspect that the candidate may have been framed. b) consider whether the candidate has the best family or not. c) wonder if the writer may be biased, due to his family connection. d) wonder if the writer may be inaccurate, due to wanting to get people to read his column. \

In which two sentences does the author use an ironic tone toward the subject

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