hw due in 18 hours

After reading and evaluating Jonathan Swift’s “Modest Proposal,” please choose a topic of interest and write your own modest proposal. The topic should be specific and you should include techniques we have discussed this semester, such as balanced appeals based on the Rhetorical Triangle and clear claims, reasons, and assumptions. This is an opportunity for you to hold a mirror to a social issue or problem that interests you but that goes unnoticed or is difficult to discuss. Please be sure the issue is “real” and worthy of the effort and discussion. Also, remember that satire is not an opportunity to be blatantly offensive, so be sure to maintain focus on thinking critically about an issue. And remember, if the satire has to be explained, then it didn’t work as intended and likely is not funny or effective.

The format should be similar to Swift’s proposal:

 1-Identify the problem

2-Explore your outrageous solution, including clear logical appeals

3-Explain why your ideas are valid

4-Introduce the “real” solutions to your problem and explain why they obviously will not work.

Requirements

2-3 Pages

Professional tone and clear purpose

Clear use of satire

Obvious use of the Rhetorical Triangle 

NOTE: Jonathan Swift’s “Modest Proposal,” ATTACHED DOWN BELOW.