A Modest Proposal and Other Satires
Modest Proposal
If there exists a typical method for making an argument, Swifts method here is not it . What is the real point swift is arguing , and how does it relate to the apparent point the speaker makes ?
If there exists a typical method for making an argument, Swifts method here is not it . What is the real point swift is arguing , and how does it relate to the apparent point the speaker makes ?
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