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What term describes a team captain's exaggerated claims about the number of goals they scored during the game?

  • A. Objective
  • B. Precept
  • C. Hyperbole
  • D. Eulogy
Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Hyperbole is a figure of speech involving exaggerated claims or statements not meant to be taken literally. In this context, when the team captain exaggerates the number of goals they scored during the game, it falls under hyperbole. Objective means being unbiased or based on facts, precept is a rule of conduct or action, and eulogy is a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, typically after their death. Therefore, the correct term to describe the team captain's exaggerated claims about scoring goals is hyperbole.