Answer questions 1–12 in "Questions on Rhetoric and Style" on p. 778 of The Language of Composition. (2nd edition: Answer questions 1–12 on p. 411.) The book where the questions are found is called "The Language of Composition. 2nd Edition" on page 411

1. He wanted his reader to view him as an outrageous and overacting persona. This is essential so as to invoke some emotions from them.

2. His use of ridiculous numbers to back up a ridiculous proposal set the satiric tone of the piece.

3.His diction of pointing out the wrongdoings of the people sets a mood that this piece is to change the ways of humanity.

4.Because of the ridiculous nature of the proposal, he wanted the readers to first see the purpose of this kind of proposal.

5. The purpose of this kind of strategy is to further invoke the imagination of the readers as to the message Swift wants to convey.

6. Swift's use of statistics to back up his appeal for these values and the overall effect of his proposal is a rhetorical strategy that elicited the consciousness of the audience.

7.The purpose of this additional proposal is to create an atmosphere of more anger and ridiculousness to further push the readers to action.

8.Swift targets people who makes the most of their ill-gotten opportunities to take advantage of people who they get to believe and surrender to them.

9. His assumptions addressed his concerns of people taking up most of the power and the poor people becoming poorer and poorer.

10. He discusses some solutions so as to help lessen the damage that his proposal would do. The purpose of this is to let the readers imagine how difficult the country has been that it came to the point that this kind of proposal is the only solution.

11. He noted at the end that this proposal came from a very ill-fated thoughts of a visionary which makes this proposal all the more satiric.

12. The final paragraph further puts a clamp on the satiric nature of the proposal.

Explanation:

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