English, 22.05.2021 14:00 austinkellylay
Read this passage from "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift:
I do therefore humbly offer it to public consideration that of the
120,000 children already computed, 20,000 may be reserved for
breed, whereof only one-fourth part to be males; which is more
than we allow to sheep, black cattle or swine.
Which inference about children is best supported by evidence in the
passage?
A. Of the 120,000 children available, 20,000 can be bred.
B. In the mind of the narrator, children are like livestock.
C. Sheep and other livestock are superior to children.
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D. Children should be eaten as a way to combat poverty.
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