Question

In "A Modest Proposal," Swift points out many advantages to his plan. Please choose the ONE idea below that is NOT an

advantage:
O a
Ob
Oc
Od
improving the diets of English adults

freeing fathers from the burden of caring for their children

reducing noise pollution in the vicinity of playgrounds

lessening the number of papists (i.e., Catholics)

Answer 1

The idea that is NOT an advantage proposed by Swift in 'A Modest Proposal' is 'improving the diets of English adults'.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Jonathan Swift's satirical essay A Modest Proposal, Swift outlines several supposed advantages of his proposal to alleviate poverty in Ireland by selling children as food. Among the options presented, the one that is NOT an advantage proposed by Swift is 'improving the diets of English adults'.

Swift's actual advantages include reducing the population of Catholics, freeing fathers of child-rearing responsibilities, and preventing the occurrence of abortions.

The proposition to improve English adults' diets is not mentioned and is incongruous with the satirical nature of the text, which aims to criticize indifference to the plight of the Irish poor.