exaggeration

At the anniversary special, he told the audience with a wink that his mother had always insisted the character was “an exaggeration.”

This was an exaggeration, to say the least, and most leaders were well aware that America wasn’t yet a nation and that it wouldn’t be easy to create one.

It verged on hyperbole—that is to say, wild exaggeration—to call him a “noted expert,” as he was really just a simple country veterinarian.

Until now, at least, that has been an exaggeration.

Alas, “The Killing Age” is too marred by error and exaggeration to fulfill its promise.