A Modest Proposal was written by Jonathan Swift and published as a pamphlet in 1729. The proposal was submitted anonymously by Jonathan in an attempt to find a quick and simple solution to the poverty in Ireland. The author uses a number of rhetorical devise to appeal a rational and or emotional response of the audience. Right from the start of the proposal looking at the title, the author is using irony to introduce his proposal being hardly a “Modest Proposal”.
The intended audiences were the English, although Swift directly addresses the state of Ireland, it is not directly related to the Irish. After the English Civil War from 1642-1651, Ireland was left in ruins (History). Swift's writing was near eighty years after the war, but compared to the US civil war, it took almost one hundred years to fully rebuild the nation (Jarmul). The British removed all potential profiting goods from the Irish and left them with …show more content…
He declares “there is a great advantage in my scheme, that it will prevent those voluntary abortions.” He says his proposal may prevent women from sacrificing the poor innocent babes (Barnet 221). In his logical appeal, he uses facts/statistics to support his position. He goes on to say “I do therefore humbly offer it to public consideration, that of the hundred and twenty thousand children, already computed, twenty thousand may be reserved for bread” (Barnet 222). In Swifts closing statements he uses ethical appeal to convince the reader that he is fair and trustworthy. He states “I profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that I have not the least personal interest having no other motive than the public good of my country. I have no children, by which I can propose to get a single penny and my wife past childbearing” (Barnet
The intended audiences were the English, although Swift directly addresses the state of Ireland, it is not directly related to the Irish. After the English Civil War from 1642-1651, Ireland was left in ruins (History). Swift's writing was near eighty years after the war, but compared to the US civil war, it took almost one hundred years to fully rebuild the nation (Jarmul). The British removed all potential profiting goods from the Irish and left them with …show more content…
He declares “there is a great advantage in my scheme, that it will prevent those voluntary abortions.” He says his proposal may prevent women from sacrificing the poor innocent babes (Barnet 221). In his logical appeal, he uses facts/statistics to support his position. He goes on to say “I do therefore humbly offer it to public consideration, that of the hundred and twenty thousand children, already computed, twenty thousand may be reserved for bread” (Barnet 222). In Swifts closing statements he uses ethical appeal to convince the reader that he is fair and trustworthy. He states “I profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that I have not the least personal interest having no other motive than the public good of my country. I have no children, by which I can propose to get a single penny and my wife past childbearing” (Barnet