I may need to say something that is (seemingly) nice about someone, but I’d prefer it be very subtly backhanded or nearly believable hyperbole.
Edit: I realized that I was imagining something like how the Colbert Report was done where it’s easy to believe I’m agreeing when really I’m spoofing.
It’s not a compliment, but it is a backhanded comment. My grade for the commenter? 50%. Didn’t understand the assignment, but tried anyway.