As to our city of dublin, shambles may be appointed for this purpose, in the most convenient parts of it, and butchers we may be assured will not be wanting; although i rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs. which statement best describes swift’s use of understatement in this excerpt? he states that "roasting pigs" is more difficult than roasting children. he states that butchers would have a problem roasting a child "as we do roasting pigs."he states that butchers are always "wanting" for "roasting pigs."he states that sending children to the butcher would be as simple as "roasting pigs."

He states that sending children to the butcher would be as simple as "roasting pigs."

Explanation:

Comparing children to pigs is an understatement; a way of making it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is.

"I rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs."

journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.

tom robinson he was a black man that was accused of raping caucasian woman, and an idealistic lawyer offers to defend him. which makes nobody believe in the innocence of a negro.