Swift, what's wrong with you is no small thing!

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Though a disturbing piece, A Modest Proposal is a brilliant argument -- in part because it is so disturbing.  Let's take a closer look at how Jonathan Swift crafts his argument.

To that end, blog your responses to the following questions found on pages 920-921 in TLC: Questions on Rhetoric and Style #s 1-3, 5, 7-9.