read the passage from “first joint debate ottawa,” a speech by abraham lincoln. my fellow-citizens: when a man hears himself somewhat misrepresented, it provokes him,—at least, i find it so with myself; but when misrepresentation becomes very gross and palpable, it is more apt to amuse him. what is the closest meaning of the underlined phrase as it used in the excerpt? widely accepted emotionally disturbing obviously exaggerated extremely humorous

Assuming that the underlined phrase in the excerpt is 'very gross and palpable,' the correct answer should be obviously exaggerated.
Usually, when something is hyperbolic, or obviously exaggerated, it produces a humorous effect. The same thing goes here - it makes people amused at the sight of such exaggeration.

Obviously exaggerated

Explanation:

Taken from Abraham Lincoln's discourse in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate in 1858, the expression “very gross and palpable” is utilized to portray the thing "misrepresentation".

When somebody portrays an occasion/activity as "gross" it implies that something is irrational and extraordinary. As respects the descriptor "palpable", it makes reference to something effectively took note. An occasion or activity portrayed with these two descriptive words would almost certainly delight individuals and that was the significance proposed in this entry. In this portion, Lincoln contends that when a man hears himself somewhat misrepresented, it just provokes him; however, when misrepresentation becomes extreme and obvious, it amuses a man.

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