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English, 18.02.2022 14:00 amorrison10181

That the remaining hundred thousand may, at a year old, be offered in sale to the persons of quality and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table. –“A Modest Proposal,” Jonathan Swift What false premise does Swift rely on to build his argument in this passage? There are many impoverished children in Ireland. The wealthy will be willing to buy and consume children. Children will be cheap enough for people to buy. Women should have more children in order to build Ireland’s workforce.

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