Why does Swift use false premises as the basis for his arguments in A Modest Proposal

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Blake Stanton

13 December, 05:27

Why does Swift use false premises as the basis for his arguments in A Modest Proposal

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Reyna Gay · Answer 1

In a modest proposal, Swift uses false premises as the basis for his argument to signal that he is actually writing a satire

Meyers · Answer 2

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Explanation:

Why does Swift use false premises as the basis for his arguments in "A Modest Proposal"?

✓ Swift uses false premises to signal that he is writing a satire, not making a serious proposal.

Swift uses false premises because he does not know how to construct a good argument.

Swift uses false premises to prevent readers from objecting to his proposal.