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05.03 A Modest Proposal - with Complete Answers

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1. Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" under a pseudonym, so who is the speaker here? The speaker of “A Modest Proposal” is a protestant as well as being an upper-class Irish man. 2. Discuss the ton... e of the piece. Pull examples from the text to support your discussion. The tone in this piece of literature is distrustful as Swift feels a sense of disgust for the people who want to beg rather than care for themselves. These Irish men would do anything expect do what’s necessary for themselves. Swift talks about this where he states, “These mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in strolling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants…” Swift feels extremely disgusted that this is there mind set towards life and their children. 3. As you know, effective argumentation appeals to logic (logos), ethics (ethos), and emotions (pathos). Please discuss how Swift uses all three appeals and how these tools impact his purpose. [Show More]

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