Jonathan Swift is the king of satire known for his seemingly unorthodox works during the early 18th century. Swift leverages his arguments by appealing to a targeted audience with expert use of logic, tragedy, and character. In “A Modest Proposal” Swift uses exaggerated rhetoric and irony to emphasize his disdain for the problems facing Ireland during the late 17th century. Most of Ireland has succumbed to poverty due to English bullying and so Swift has developed a DIY solution for those most affected by these difficult times. Jonathan Swift effectively persuades poor mothers to sell their needy children as consumable meat for the betterment of Ireland through the use of ethos, pathos and logos in his satire “ASwift's use of pathos paints the picture of the difficulties facing her Irish mothers are facing in to capture their attention. Explain that these mothers are forced to beg to earn a living rather than earn an honest living (Swift). The vicious cycle that Swift further explains in “A Modest Proposal” highlights that these children will grow up following in their parents' footsteps of begging unless no action is taken. Mothers, fathers, and the country will benefit from fewer children to raise, fewer abortions, and profits from selling their children. Furthermore, Swift logically foresees numerous additional rewards if its proposal is valid. Swift explains not only that needy one-year-olds taste good and bring home "ten shillings", but that it dramatically decreases the number of Irish mouths needing food (Swift). Swift also provides a logical example of an invalid counterargument to his proposal. Swift in return asks any self-contradictory author to consider the debt that 100,000 children will soon bring to the country in addition to the lack of resources available to feed these many souls. Throughout his logical argument, Swift leaves no doubt that his proposal is the answer to Ireland's