Read this passage from Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal": Whoever could find out a fair, cheap, and easy method of
making these children sound useful members of the
commonwealth, would deserve so well of the public as to
have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation.
Which statement best explains Swift's use of rhetoric in this
passage?
A. Swift uses irony to show that those whom the public
honors are often the best kinds of people.
B. Swift uses understatement to show that he believes
society is honoring the correct people.
c. Swift uses satire to show that he doesn't believe that
statues are a good way to honor people.
D. Swift uses satire to show that he doesn't always agree
with the public's choice in whom to honor.

Swift uses satire to show that he doesn't always agree with the public's choice in whom to honor.

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the type of supporting detail is fact!