Swift’s judgements and works are still accurate; known mostly for his famous “Gulliver’s travels”, but also for other works such as “A modest proposal”, his highly ironic style is a great satire of human nature. In his writings, he addressed philosophic issues such as the true nature of freedom and the meaning of knowledge, which are still applicable in the modern world.
E) Simile
It used “Like”
a simile is a sentence or phrase that uses “like or as”
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Reading the excerpt "Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen."
After reading it, the conclusion is that the false premise in this excerpt is that people would be willing to use the skin of children to make clothing.
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