Question

In "A Modest Proposal," why does Swift intentionally use false premises as a basis for his arguments?

to signal that he is actually writing a satire

to suggest that his proposal is truly genuine

to lighten a serious topic with playful humor

to prove that he has made some valid points

Answer 1

choice 1, to signal that he is actually writing a satire. "a modest proposal" is a satirical work that suggests something completely off the wall to help the economy in swift's country, just to make a point that everyone's misguided suggestions are getting them nowhere. giving false premises wouldn't increase the honesty of his proposal, so choice 2 is incorrect. if one wants to show their true belief in a proposal, they'd offer real evidence. choice 3 is incorrect as well. while satire sometimes does cause people to laugh, that isn't swift's purpose--he wants to drive people to think, and he wants to point out the obvious issues with the system they have currently. choice 4 is incorrect because his points are not valid. his "false premises" basically invalidate all of his points because he has no true basis for any of his arguments.

Answer 2

Swift used false premises as a basis for his arguments A. to signal that he is actually writing a satire.

A false premise simply means an incorrect proposition which forms the basis of syllogism or an argument. It occurs when there's a flaw in an argument.

It should be noted that in Modest Proposal, Swift intentionally use false premises as a basis for his arguments to signal that he is actually writing a satire.

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