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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal." Which statement best describes how irony is used in this excerpt?

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I profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that I have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the publick good of my country, by advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich. I have no children, by which I can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing.

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Comment the excerpt from "A modest Proposal"

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